• DocumentCode
    608731
  • Title

    Mechanism of optical losses in bismuth-doped silica fibers

  • Author

    Zlenko, A.S. ; Mashinsky, Valery M. ; Iskhakova, L.D. ; Semjonov, S.L. ; Koltashev, V.V. ; Karatun, N.M. ; Dianov, Evgeny M.

  • Author_Institution
    Fiber Opt. Res. Center, Moscow, Russia
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    17-21 March 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Background optical losses in Bi:SiO2 glass and fibers fabricated and heat-treated in different redox conditions are studied. It is shown that these losses are mainly due to the absorption by metallic bismuth nanoparticles in glass.
  • Keywords
    absorption; bismuth; doping; glass fibres; heat treatment; nanoparticles; optical fibres; optical losses; oxidation; reduction (chemical); silicon compounds; SiO2:Bi; absorption; bismuth-doped silica fiber; glass fiber; heat treatment; metallic bismuth nanoparticle; optical losses; redox condition; Absorption; Bismuth; Glass; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Preforms;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-0457-0
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6532871