Title :
Proposed model for the effect of Ge-doping on the acoustic properties of silica fibers
Author :
Dragic, Peter D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Abstract :
We propose an analytical model for the effects of Ge doping on the longitudinal acoustic modulus and acoustic damping coefficient in silica optical fibers. The model is found to fit extremely well to experimental data.
Keywords :
damping; doping; germanium; optical fibre fabrication; silicon compounds; SiO2:Ge; acoustic damping; longitudinal acoustic modulus; silica fiber acoustic property; silica fiber doping; Analytical models; Brillouin scattering; Damping; Doping; Fiber nonlinear optics; Glass; Optical fibers; Semiconductor process modeling; Silicon compounds; Stimulated emission; (060.2270) Fiber characterization; (060.2280) Fiber design and fabrication;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0