Title :
Exotic emissions of erbium and ytterbium doped silica-zirconia nanostructured optical fibers
Author :
Brasse, Gurvan ; Restoin, Christine ; Roy, Philippe ; Auguste, Jean-Louis ; Blondy, Jean-Marc
Author_Institution :
XLIM Res. Inst., Limoges, France
Abstract :
Original emissions in nanostructured silica-zirconia based optical fibers doped with erbium and ytterbium ions are presented. The influence of the nanostructure on the luminescence properties is highlighted and the different mechanisms are explained.
Keywords :
erbium; luminescence; nanostructured materials; optical fibres; silicon; ytterbium; zirconium; exotic emissions; luminescence properties; nanostructured optical fibers; Absorption; Erbium; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Luminescence; Mechanical factors; Nanoparticles; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Ytterbium;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1