Title :
Tm3+/Yb3+ co-doped alumino-silicate fibre: potential for S-band optical amplification
Author :
Simpson, David A. ; Gibbs, W. E Keith ; Baxter, Greg W. ; Collins, Stephen F. ; Nguyen, Thinh B. ; Blanc, Wilfried ; Dussardier, Bernard ; Monnom, Gerard
Author_Institution :
CTME, Victoria Univ., Melbourne, VIC
Abstract :
A spectroscopic study of Tm3+/Yb3+ co-doped alumino-silicate fibre is presented with a particular emphasis on the system´s potential to improve the efficiency of a S-band optical amplifier.
Keywords :
doping; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; thulium; ytterbium; Al2O3-SiO2:Tm,Yb; S-band optical amplification; Tm3+/Yb3+ co-doped alumino-silicate fibre; Absorption; Australia; Doped fiber amplifiers; Glass; Laser excitation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Silicon compounds; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Internet, 2007 and the 2007 32nd Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. COIN-ACOFT 2007. Joint International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-3-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-3-3
DOI :
10.1109/COINACOFT.2007.4519111