Title :
Drawing-dependent losses in rare-earth-doped and heavy-metal-doped silica optical fibers
Author :
Kirchhof, J. ; Unger, S. ; Reichel, V. ; Grimm, St.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Phys. Hochtechnol. e.V., Jena, Germany
Abstract :
Preforms with different core diameters were prepared by MCVD technique and solution doping using aluminum as codopant in most cases. As a result of this series, we have found remarkable background loss (between the absorption bands) in four cases: doping with Pr, Nd, Sm and Ta
Keywords :
chemical vapour deposition; drawing (mechanical); optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; MCVD technique; Nd; Pr; Sm; Ta; absorption bands; aluminum codopant; background loss; core diameters; drawing-dependent losses; heavy-metal-doped silica optical fibers; rare-earth-doped silica optical fibers; Doping; Fiber lasers; Germanium; Neodymium; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Sensor systems; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication. OFC 97., Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-480-7
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1997.719805
