Bi-doped lithium alumino silicate glass for ultra-broadband near-infrared optical gain medium

Author

Suzuki, Takenobu ; Ohishi, Yasutake

Author_Institution

Toyota Technol. Inst., Nagoya

fYear

2006

fDate

21-26 May 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

Near infrared emission with a bandwidth more than 450 nm which should be useful for ultra broadband optical amplifiers and tunable lasers for optical telecommunication, has been observed from Bi-doped lithium alumino silicate glass.

Keywords

aluminosilicate glasses; bismuth; laser beams; laser tuning; lithium compounds; optical glass; optical transmitters; solid lasers; Li₂O-Al₂O₃-SiO₂JkJk:Bi; bismuth-doped lithium alumino silicate glass; near infrared emission; optical amplifiers; optical telecommunication; tunable lasers; ultra-broadband near-infrared optical gain medium; Bandwidth; Broadband amplifiers; Glass; Lithium; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical materials; Optimized production technology; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices; (160.2290) Fiber materials; (160.2540) Fluorescent and luminescent materials; (160.2750) Glass and other amorphous materials;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627731

Filename

4627731