Novel glasses and glass-ceramics for broadband optical amplification

Author

Qiu, Jianrong ; Zhou, Shifeng ; Ren, Jinjun ; Wu, Botao

Author_Institution

Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou

fYear

2007

fDate

17-19 Oct. 2007

Firstpage

617

Lastpage

619

Abstract

Optical fiber amplifier plays an important role in the optical communication system. Recently, considerable effort has been devoted to develop optical fiber amplifiers which can be used to produce optical gains at different communication bands. In this paper, we review recent research progress on the development of novel materials for optical amplification. We will introduce Bi-doped glasses and transparent Ni²⁺-doped glass-ceramics, which are very promising for the realization of ultrabroad band optical amplification.

Keywords

aluminium compounds; germanate glasses; glass ceramics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical glass; solid lasers; transparency; Bi-doped glasses; GeO₂-Al₂O₃-Bi₂O₃:Ni; Ni²⁺-doped glass-ceramics; SiO₂:Bi; broadband amplification; glass-ceramics; glasses; optical amplification; optical communication system; optical fiber amplifier; optical gains; transparency; Broadband amplifiers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Gain measurement; Glass; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical materials; Optical pumping; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication and Optoelectronics Conference, 2007 Asia

Conference_Location

Shanghai

Print_ISBN

978-0-9789217-2-9

Electronic_ISBN

978-0-9789217-2-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AOE.2007.4410896

Filename

4410896