Silica Optical Fibers Doped with Nanoparticles for Fiber Lasers and Broadband Sources

0460240 - ÚFE 2017 RIV AE eng J - Journal Article
Kašík, Ivan - Peterka, Pavel - Mrázek, Jan - Honzátko, Pavel
Silica Optical Fibers Doped with Nanoparticles for Fiber Lasers and Broadband Sources.
Current Nanoscience. Roč. 12, č. 3 (2016), s. 277-290. ISSN 1573-4137. E-ISSN 1875-6786
R&D Projects: GA ČR GP13-37368P; GA ČR GA14-35256S
Institutional support: RVO:67985882
Keywords : Fiber laser * Ceramics * Nanocrystal
Subject RIV: BH - Optics, Masers, Lasers
Impact factor: 1.062, year: 2016

We present a review on recent progress in the research and development of nanoparticle containing optical fibers for high-power fiber lasers, amplifiers, and ASE sources. Attention has been focused on rare-earth-doped silica fibers with nanoparticles in the core. Progress in materials, technologies, characterization techniques, and achievements has been summarized. Materials of active fibers based on yttrium-aluminium silicates, mullite, protoenstatite, and phosphates doped with Er3+, Yb3+, Eu3+, and Tm3+ have been reviewed. The material research in this field has been systematically investigated by research groups from ORC Southampton, CGCRI Kolkata, LPMC Nice together with CNR-IOM-OGG Grenoble, nLIGHT (formerly Liekki), and IPE Prague since 2007. The best slope efficiency achieved with Yb –doped nanoparticle-containing fiber was in the range of 70-80%
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