Title :
Novel Glass Hosts for Integrated Planar Amplifiers in the Optical Communication Window (1200 - 1700 nm)
Author :
Jose, Gin ; Nandi, Purnananda ; Shen, Shoxiang ; Zhang, Jian ; Jha, Animesh
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Leeds, Leeds
Abstract :
Developing new glass compositions suitable for broad band amplification in the 1200- 1700 nm wavelength region is important for the future optical communication systems. In this paper we review the results of our research on Bi ion doped glasses as well as rare earth ions Tm and Er-doped glasses. Of particular importance is the application of the glasses for short fibre devices and integrated waveguide devices fabrication using femtosecond laser writing. The host glass compositions reported are silicates and tellurites.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; Bi ion doped glasses; broad band amplification; femtosecond laser writing; integrated planar amplifiers; integrated waveguide devices fabrication; optical communication window; short fibre devices; wavelength 1200 nm to 1700 nm; Bismuth; Glass; Optical amplifiers; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical waveguide components; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Windows; Broadband amplifiers; Laser writing; Optical fibres; Rare earth doped glasses;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2007. ICTON '07. 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1249-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-1249-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2007.4296205
