Slow, fast, and backwards light propagation in erbium-doped optical fibers

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert W. Boyd ◽  
George M. Gehring ◽  
Giovanni Piredda ◽  
Aaron Schweinsberg ◽  
Katie Schwertz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fibers ◽  
Light Propagation ◽  
Erbium Doped

Slow, fast, and backwards light propagation in erbium-doped optical fibers

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert W. Boyd ◽  
George M. Gehring ◽  
Giovanni Piredda ◽  
Aaron Schweinsberg ◽  
Zhimin Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fibers ◽  
Light Propagation ◽  
Erbium Doped

scholarly journals Novel Bloch wave excitation platform based on few-layer photonic crystal deposited on D-shaped optical fiber

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Esteban Gonzalez-Valencia ◽  
Ignacio Del Villar ◽  
Pedro Torres
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fibers ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Light Propagation ◽  
Fiber Optic ◽  
Layer Structure ◽  
Optical Network ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Bloch Wave ◽  
Nanophotonic Devices ◽  
Wide Range

AbstractWith the goal of ultimate control over the light propagation, photonic crystals currently represent the primary building blocks for novel nanophotonic devices. Bloch surface waves (BSWs) in periodic dielectric multilayer structures with a surface defect is a well-known phenomenon, which implies new opportunities for controlling the light propagation and has many applications in the physical and biological science. However, most of the reported structures based on BSWs require depositing a large number of alternating layers or exploiting a large refractive index (RI) contrast between the materials constituting the multilayer structure, thereby increasing the complexity and costs of manufacturing. The combination of fiber–optic-based platforms with nanotechnology is opening the opportunity for the development of high-performance photonic devices that enhance the light-matter interaction in a strong way compared to other optical platforms. Here, we report a BSW-supporting platform that uses geometrically modified commercial optical fibers such as D-shaped optical fibers, where a few-layer structure is deposited on its flat surface using metal oxides with a moderate difference in RI. In this novel fiber optic platform, BSWs are excited through the evanescent field of the core-guided fundamental mode, which indicates that the structure proposed here can be used as a sensing probe, along with other intrinsic properties of fiber optic sensors, as lightness, multiplexing capacity and easiness of integration in an optical network. As a demonstration, fiber optic BSW excitation is shown to be suitable for measuring RI variations. The designed structure is easy to manufacture and could be adapted to a wide range of applications in the fields of telecommunications, environment, health, and material characterization.

Amplification of frequency-modulated pulses in graded dispersion erbium-doped optical fibers

2012 ◽  
Vol 38 (11) ◽  
pp. 1020-1023
Author(s):  
I. O. Zolotovskii ◽  
D. A. Korobko ◽  
O. G. Okhotnikov ◽  
D. I. Sementsov ◽  
A. A. Sysolyatin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fibers ◽  
Erbium Doped

scholarly journals Phase-Separated Alumina–Silica Glass-Based Erbium-Doped Fibers for Optical Amplifier: Material and Optical Characterization along with Amplification Properties

Fibers ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mukul Paul ◽  
Alexander Kir’yanov ◽  
Yuri Barmenkov ◽  
Mrinmay Pal ◽  
Randall Youngman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fibers ◽  
Silica Glass ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Optical Characterization ◽  
Optical Amplifier ◽  
Inhomogeneous Broadening ◽  
Coordination Numbers ◽  
Erbium Doped ◽  
Doped Fibers ◽  
Solution Doping

In this paper, we present phase-separated alumina–silica glass-based Er3+-doped optical fibers made by a modified chemical vapor deposition (MCVD) process in combination with a solution doping (SD) technique. The fibers exhibited better optical performance than other silica-based host glasses—both in terms of spectral broadening and flattening of the gain spectra in the C band (1530–1560 nm) region—as well as an improved lifetime. These phase-separated erbium-doped fibers (EDF) promoted longer Er–O bond lengths and also hexa- and penta-coordinated Al3+ ions instead of the fourfold coordination found in non-phase-separated EDF. It was observed that the higher coordination numbers of Er3+ and Al3+ ions in phase-separated glass hosts led to more homogeneous and inhomogeneous broadening, resulting in better flatness of the gain spectrum with 1.2 dB more gain compared to the non-phase-separated EDF.

scholarly journals On the Enlargement of the Emission Spectra from the 4I13/2 Level of Er3+ in Silica-Based Optical Fibers through Lanthanum or Magnesium Co-Doping

Ceramics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 364-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Vermillac ◽  
Jean-François Lupi ◽  
Stanislaw Trzesien ◽  
Michele Ude ◽  
Wilfried Blanc
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Spontaneous Emission ◽  
Optical Fibers ◽  
Emission Spectra ◽  
Magnesium Doping ◽  
Co Doping ◽  
Erbium Doped ◽  
Optical Fiber Amplifiers ◽  
Linewidth Broadening ◽  
Solution Doping

Improving optical fiber amplifiers requires the elaboration and use of new materials and new compositions. In this sense, we prepared erbium-doped optical fiber samples that were co-doped with magnesium or lanthanum by gradual-time solution doping. Doping concentrations and thermal processes induce the formation of nanoparticles. The effect of lanthanum and magnesium contents on the width of the spontaneous emission of the 4 I 13 / 2 level of Er 3 + was characterized in the nanoparticle-rich fiber samples. For that purpose, the width was characterized by the effective linewidth and the full-width at half-maximum (FWHM). The results indicate the robustness of the effective linewidth to strong variations in the intensity profiles of the 4 I 13 / 2 spontaneous emission. Increasing the doping concentrations of both magnesium and lanthanum increases the FWHM and the effective linewidth, along with optical losses. Results show that the fabrication of nanoparticle-rich optical fibers through lanthanum or magnesium doping induces an FHWM broadening of 54% and 64%, respectively, or an effective linewidth broadening of 59% (for both elements) while maintaining a transparency that is compatible with fiber laser and amplifier applications.

scholarly journals Deep Learning for Computational Mode Decomposition in Optical Fibers

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1367
Author(s):  
Stefan Rothe ◽  
Qian Zhang ◽  
Nektarios Koukourakis ◽  
Jürgen W. Czarske
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Optical Fibers ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Deep Neural Network ◽  
Light Propagation ◽  
Training Data ◽  
Steady Increase ◽  
Cyberphysical Systems ◽  
Multimode Fibers ◽  
Propagation Of Light

Multimode fibers are regarded as the key technology for the steady increase in data rates in optical communication. However, light propagation in multimode fibers is complex and can lead to distortions in the transmission of information. Therefore, strategies to control the propagation of light should be developed. These strategies include the measurement of the amplitude and phase of the light field after propagation through the fiber. This is usually done with holographic approaches. In this paper, we discuss the use of a deep neural network to determine the amplitude and phase information from simple intensity-only camera images. A new type of training was developed, which is much more robust and precise than conventional training data designs. We show that the performance of the deep neural network is comparable to digital holography, but requires significantly smaller efforts. The fast characterization of multimode fibers is particularly suitable for high-performance applications like cyberphysical systems in the internet of things.

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