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Improved fluoride glasses for 1.3µm optical amplifiers
R.S.Deol1, D.W.Hewak1, S.Jordery2, A.Jha2, M.Poulain3, M.D.Baro4, and D.N.Payne1
1. Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, UK.
2. Department of Materials Technology, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3DH, UK.
3. Centre d'Etude des Matdriaux Avances, Laboratoire des Materiaux Photoniques, Universite de Rennes, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042, Rennes Cedex, France.
4. Departament de Fisica, Universitat Autbnoma de Barcelona, Edifici C, 081 93 Bellaterra, Spain.
Abstract
We report preliminary materials results of a study to develop novel fluoride glasses exhibiting maximum phonon energies lower than ZBLAN with the objective of realising an efficient optical amplifier for the coveted 1.3μm wavelength domain. Pertinent material attributes including peak phonon energy, 1G4, lifetimes and thermal properties are reported for each glass host.
8th International Symposium on Halide Glasses France 22-24 Sep (1992)
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