Title :
Radiation effects in erbium-doped optical fibres
Author :
Williams, George M. ; Askins, Charles G ; Friebele, E.J.
Author_Institution :
US Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
The radiation-induced absorption in erbium-doped optical fibres (EDFs) has been found to be strongly dependent on the fibre core composition. Implications for erbium-doped fibre amplifier (EDFA) performance have been modelled, and compositional variations which may increase their radiation hardness have been tentatively identified.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; optical fibres; optical losses; radiation hardening (electronics); EDFA; fibre amplifier; fibre core composition; radiation hardness; radiation-induced absorption;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19921158
