Title :
Visible Wavelength Emission in the Silica Glass Fiber Doped with Silicon Nano-particles
Author :
Moon, Songbae ; Watekar, Pramod R. ; Kim, Bok Hyeon ; Han, Won Taek
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Mechatron., Gwangju Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Gwangju
Abstract :
We report realization of a novel optical fiber incorporated with Si nano-particles and its emission in the visible wavelength upon pumping at 512nm. Enhancement in 1550nm emission of the Si/Er3+ co-doped fiber was also found.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; glass fibres; nanoparticles; silicon; Si; optical fiber; silica glass fiber; silicon nanoparticles; visible wavelength emission; wavelength 512 nm; Doped fiber amplifiers; Glass; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Preforms; 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.2007.4348884