Title :
A broadband light source in near infrared region generated by a bismuth-doped silica fiber
Author :
Fujimoto, Yasushi ; Kawakami, Eisuke ; Yoshida, Minoru ; Maeda, Junya ; Kan, Hirofumi
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Laser Eng., Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan
Abstract :
In this paper, we have drawn bismuth-doped silica fibers (BiSF) and evaluated the fluorescence spectra with several excitation wavelengths. The widest spectrum of 390nm (FWHM) is observed at 800 nm excitation.
Keywords :
bismuth; light sources; optical pulse generation; bismuth-doped silica fiber; broadband light source; excitation wavelengths; fluorescence spectra; near infrared region generated; wavelength 390 nm; wavelength 800 nm; Equations; Laser beams; Laser modes; Light sources; Optical polarization; Photonics; Silicon compounds; Solitons; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5192708
