Title :
Photonic applications of sulphide glass optical fibres
Author :
Hewak, Daniel W. ; Payne, David N.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
In this paper, applications of sulphide fibres for active applications will be reviewed. Recent progress in several applications, including the 1.3 micron amplifier, photonic switching and work extending into the infrared will be reported and the prospects for a future generation of sulphide-fibre based devices examined
Keywords :
optical fibre fabrication; 1.3 mum; active applications; fibre lasers; infrared; optical fibre drawing; optical fibre fabrication; photonic applications; photonic switching; review; sulphide glass optical fibres; sulphide-fibre based devices;
Conference_Titel :
Integrated Optics and Optical Fibre Communications, 11th International Conference on, and 23rd European Conference on Optical Communications (Conf. Publ. No.: 448)
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-697-0
DOI :
10.1049/cp:19971367
