Title :
Novel Dopants for Silica-Based Fiber Amplifiers
Author :
Dussardier, B. ; Blanc, W.
Author_Institution :
Univ. de Nice, Nice
Abstract :
We review on some studies of the potential of new dopants in silica fibers for ultrabroadband amplification coverage in the 800-1700 nm range, including transition metal and rare-earth ions, and sensitized nano-particles.
Keywords :
amplification; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; silicon; dopants; rare-earth ions; sensitized nano-particles; silica-based fiber amplifiers; transition metal; ultrabroadband amplification; wavelength 800 nm to 1700 nm; Broadband amplifiers; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Glass; Materials reliability; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Silicon compounds; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348601
