• DocumentCode
    1562472
  • Title

    Low Wavelength Loss of Germanium Doped Silica Fibers

  • Author

    Pedersen, A.T. ; Gruner-Nielsen, L. ; Rottwitt, Karsten

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Commun., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Attenuation of four step-index fibers are measured with high accuracy from 190 nm to 1700 nm. The spectra are deconvolved into different contributions and the influence of the Urbach edge at transmission wavelengths is investigated.
  • Keywords
    deconvolution; germanium; infrared spectra; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; optical loss measurement; silicon compounds; ultraviolet spectra; visible spectra; SiO2:Ge; Urbach edge influence; germanium doped silica fibers; low wavelength loss; spectra deconvolution; step-index fiber attenuation; wavelength 190 nm to 1700 nm; Attenuation measurement; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Germanium; Glass; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical losses; Silicon compounds; Testing; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-856-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2008.4528753
  • Filename
    4528753