Gallium lanthanum sulphide optical fibre for active and passive applications

被引:60
作者
Hewak, DW [1 ]
Moore, RC [1 ]
Schweizer, T [1 ]
Wang, J [1 ]
Samson, B [1 ]
Brocklesby, WS [1 ]
Payne, DN [1 ]
Tarbox, EJ [1 ]
机构
[1] PIRELLI CABLES LTD,EASTLEIGH SO90 9YE,ENGLAND
关键词
optical fibres; optical fibre fabrication; rare-earth doped fibres;
D O I
10.1049/el:19960199
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The authors report on the first demonstration of optical fibres based on the Ga:La:S system. Core-clad structures have been fabricated by the rod and tube method and pulled into lengths > 200m. Transmission over the wavelength range 1.0 to 6.5 mu m, with fibre loss approaching the absorption and scattering level of the bulk glass, is obtained, opening the possibility of new fibre device applications of this promising glass host.
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页码:384 / 385
页数:2
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