Title :
Bismuth-activated silica-core fibres fabricated by SPCVD
Author :
Golant, K.M. ; Bazakutsa, A.P. ; Butov, O.V. ; Chamorovskij, Yu.K. ; Lanin, A.V. ; Nikitov, S.A.
Author_Institution :
Kotel´´nikov Inst. of Radio Eng. & Electron., RAS, Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
Al, P, Ge additives to silica separately and/or in combination are used to shape refractive index profiles of Bi-doped-silica-core fibres. Loss spectra and luminescent properties of the fibres, critical for light amplification at 1.1-1.5 microns wavelengths are discussed.
Keywords :
additives; aluminium; bismuth; boron; germanium; luminescence; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; phosphorus; plasma CVD; silicon compounds; SPCVD; SiO2-Al:Bi; SiO2-Ge-B:Bi; SiO2-P:Bi; bismuth-activated silica-core fibres; light amplification; loss spectra; luminescent properties; refractive index profiles; surface-plasma chemical vapour deposition; wavelength 1.1 mum to 1.15 mum; Absorption; Bismuth; Glass; Luminescence; Preforms; Silicon compounds; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621460
