Title :
Optical fiber doped with a nano-semiconductor layer of InP
Author :
Guan, Liming ; Zhang, Ru ; Liu, Gang ; Lee, Lyguat ; Wang, Tingyun
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Sci., Beijing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., Beijing
Abstract :
In this article, a fiber with a nano-semiconductor layer locating between the Si-core and Si-cladding is fabricated. The improving technique called MCVD which is one of the important preparations of optical fiber is adopted. InP is chosen as the semiconductor and a fiber with a nano-layer is received, the thickness of which is only 10 nm. On the basis of this structure of the fiber, it is call as nano-semiconductor layer fiber (NSLF). Through calculating the change of forbidden bandwidth with the theory of quantum size effect testifies, we find out that this NSLF has the amplification. Finally, in the examination, a light with the wavelength of 532 nm injects in a section of 1 cm of NSLF, a good gain from the wavelength of 906 nm-1044 nm; 1080 nm-1491 nm; 1624 nm-1596 nm is received. Above all, we confidently believe this NSLF has a good amplification between some ranges of the wavelength.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; chemical vapour deposition; doping; energy gap; indium compounds; nanostructured materials; nanotechnology; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre cladding; silicon; size effect; InP-Si; MCVD; amplification; forbidden bandwidth; nano semiconductor layer; optical fiber; quantum size effect; size 10 nm; wavelength 1080 nm to 1491 nm; wavelength 1624 nm to 1596 nm; wavelength 532 nm; wavelength 906 nm to 1044 nm; Glass; Indium phosphide; Optical fiber testing; Optical fiber theory; Optical fibers; Powders; Preforms; Sediments; Semiconductor device manufacture; Temperature; MCVD; optical amplification; optical fiber; quantum size effect;
Conference_Titel :
Nanotechnology, 2007. IEEE-NANO 2007. 7th IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0607-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0608-1
DOI :
10.1109/NANO.2007.4601333