Title :
Wide field of view image amplifier based on Yb-doped multi-core phosphate optical fiber
Author :
Chavez-Pirson, Arturo ; Hwang, Bor-Chyuan ; Nguyen, Dan ; Luo, Tao ; Jiang, Shibin
Author_Institution :
NP Photonics Inc., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a 3×3 optical image amplifier array based on high gain per unit length ytterbium-doped phosphate glass fiber. Doped cores, or pixels, are on a 14-μm pitch and deliver 30 dB gain at 1017 nm.
Keywords :
image intensifiers; optical arrays; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibres; optical images; phosphate glasses; ytterbium; 1017 nm; Yb-doped multicore phosphate optical fiber; optical image amplifier array; Doped fiber amplifiers; Glass; Optical arrays; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202340
