Title :
Tellurite glass and fiber development for Mid-IR transport and supercontinuum applications
Author :
Chavez-Pirson, A. ; Rhonehouse, D. ; Zhidong Yao ; Dan Nguyen ; Wiersma, K. ; Jie Zong ; Richards, Ben ; Jha, Abhishek
Author_Institution :
NP Photonics, Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Tellurite based fibers are promising as a nonlinear fiber for supercontinuum source applications in the 2-5 micron wavelength range. These glass fibers possess both a high optical non-linearity as well as low propagation losses if prepared properly. We review recent results.
Keywords :
glass fibres; optical fibres; optical glass; supercontinuum generation; fiber development; glass fibers; mid-IR transport; nonlinear fiber; optical nonlinearity; propagation losses; supercontinuum applications; supercontinuum source applications; tellurite based fibers; tellurite glass; wavelength 2 micron to 5 micron; Fiber nonlinear optics; Glass; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5730-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2011.6000060
