Title :
Super-wideband amplified spontaneous emission generated by double-clad Cr/sup 4+/:YAG crystal fiber
Author :
Lo, C.Y. ; Huang, K.Y. ; Chen, J.C. ; Chuang, C.Y. ; Huang, S.L. ; Yeh, P.S.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electro-Optical Eng., Nat. Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Abstract :
Double-clad Cr/sup 4+/:YAG crystal fiber is demonstrated by a co-drawing laser-heated pedestal growth method. Up to 913 /spl mu/m of super-wideband amplified spontaneous emission was generated at the optical fiber communication band with a 3-dB bandwidth of 265 nm.
Keywords :
chromium; fluorescence; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre communication; superradiance; yttrium compounds; 265 nm; 3 dB; YAG:Cr/sup 4+/; YAl5O12:Cr; codrawing laser-heated pedestal growth method; double-clad Cr/sup 4+/:YAG crystal fiber; optical fiber communication band; superwideband amplified spontaneous emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
