Title :
Fabrication of low-loss optical fibres containing rare-earth ions
Author :
Poole, S.B. ; Payne, David N. ; Fermann, M.E.
Author_Institution :
University of Southampton, Department of Electronics & Information Engineering, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
Fibres containing rare-earth ions have been produced by an extended MCVD process. The fibres have very high absorption levels in the visible and near infra-red regions, without significantly compromising the low-loss characteristics of the fibre at wavelengths between 950 and 1400 nm.
Keywords :
chemical vapour deposition; optical fibres; optical losses; extended MCVD process; high absorption levels; low-loss optical fibres; near IR region; rare-earth ions; visible region;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850520
