Mechanism of optical losses in bismuth-doped silica fibers

Background optical losses in Bi:SiO 2 glass and fibers fabricated and heat-treated in different redox conditions are studied. It is shown that these losses are mainly due to the absorption by metallic bismuth nanoparticles in glass.

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Hauptverfasser:	Zlenko, A. S., Mashinsky, V. M., Iskhakova, L. D., Semjonov, S. L., Koltashev, V. V., Karatun, N. M., Dianov, E. M.
Format:	Tagungsbericht
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Absorption Bismuth Glass Optical fiber amplifiers Optical fiber communication Preforms
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Zusammenfassung:	Background optical losses in Bi:SiO 2 glass and fibers fabricated and heat-treated in different redox conditions are studied. It is shown that these losses are mainly due to the absorption by metallic bismuth nanoparticles in glass.