Low power nonlinear response of Yb3+-doped optical fibre Bragg gratings
Low power nonlinear response of Yb3+-doped optical fibre Bragg gratings
- Author(s): M. Janos ; J. Arkwright ; Z. Brodzeli
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19971435
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- Author(s): M. Janos 1 ; J. Arkwright 2 ; Z. Brodzeli 3
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1: Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Sydney, Australia
2: Siemens Ltd., Australian Photonics CRC, Eveleigh, Australia
3: Optical Fibre Technology Centre, Australian Photonics CRC, Eveleigh, Australia
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1: Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Sydney, Australia
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Volume 33, Issue 25,
4 December 1997,
p.
2150 – 2151
DOI: 10.1049/el:19971435 , Print ISSN 0013-5194, Online ISSN 1350-911X
The low power nonlinear response of Yb3+-doped fibre Bragg gratings is investigated near 1550 nm. A modulation depth of 63% was achieved for a launched 980 nm pump power of 20 mW, 53% of which may be attributed to thermal effects and 10% to electronic effects associated with the dopant.
Inspec keywords: ytterbium; optical fibres; diffraction gratings
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Subjects: Other fibre optical devices and techniques; Gratings, echelles; Fibre optics
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