Radiation-induced coloring of erbium-doped optical fibers

Glen M. Williams; Martin A. Putnam; Charles G. Askins; Michael E. Gingerich; E. Joseph Friebele

doi:10.1117/12.141179

25 February 1993 Radiation-induced coloring of erbium-doped optical fibers

Glen M. Williams, Martin A. Putnam, Charles G. Askins, Michael E. Gingerich, E. Joseph Friebele

Proceedings Volume 1791, Optical Materials Reliability and Testing: Benign and Adverse Environments; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.141179
Event: Fibers '92, 1992, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

The radiation-induced coloring of erbium-doped optical fibers (EDF's) is reported. The radiation hardness of the EDF's is observed to be strongly dependent on composition. The implications for erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) performance is modelled.

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Glen M. Williams, Martin A. Putnam, Charles G. Askins, Michael E. Gingerich, and E. Joseph Friebele "Radiation-induced coloring of erbium-doped optical fibers", Proc. SPIE 1791, Optical Materials Reliability and Testing: Benign and Adverse Environments, (25 February 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.141179

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