New challenges and directions toward nanoscale control of rare-earth properties in silica amplifying optical fibres

Wilfried Blanc (1) , Bernard Dussardier (1)

1 LPMC - Laboratoire de physique de la matière condensée

We review our recent progress in the characterization of the embedding of rare-earth elements in nanometer-scale particles or phase-separated glassy regions within the core of silica-based optical fibres, and discuss future directions.

Mots clés: (0603510) Lasers; fiber; (1605690) Rare-earth-doped materials; erbium; (0602320) Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators; (0602410) Fibers; OCIS codes: (0602290) Fiber materials

Domaines: Optique / photonique

Wilfried Blanc, Bernard Dussardier. New challenges and directions toward nanoscale control of rare-earth properties in silica amplifying optical fibres. Photonics 2014 - 12th International Conference on Fiber Optics and Photonics (Photonics 2014, OSA)-book of abstracts, Indian Institue of Technology Kharagpur, and Optical Society of America, Dec 2014, Kharagpur, India. pp.S3A.1, ⟨10.1364/PHOTONICS.2014.S3A.1⟩. ⟨hal-01146572⟩