Title

Characterisation of the performance parameters of some new broadband glasses for Raman amplification

Authors

Authors

C. Rivero; K. Richardson; R. Stegeman;G. Stegeman

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Glass Technol.

Keywords

BOROPHOSPHATE GLASSES; TELLURITE GLASSES; GAIN COEFFICIENTS; OPTICAL-FIBERS; CROSS-SECTIONS; SCATTERING; Materials Science, Ceramics

Abstract

New glasses which exhibit a broadband Raman spectral response have been prepared and characterised for their Raman cross section and gain performance. Results on three different glass compositions in the system [(100-x)NaPO3-xNa(2)B(4)O(7)]: TiO2/Nb2O5=1 are summarised. The impact on the Raman properties of changing the phosphorus to boron ratio while maintaining the TiO2/Nb2O5 molar ratio equal to one, was examined. Polarised spontaneous Raman measurements are presented, and a comparison between the experimentally obtained Raman gain coefficient and that predicted from spontaneous Raman cross section measurements is made. Results obtained show that these glasses exhibit similar or slightly higher Raman gain coefficients than that of SiO2, with a spectral bandwidth almost five times greater (similar to 1300 cm(-1)).

Journal Title

Glass Technology

Volume

46

Issue/Number

2

Publication Date

1-1-2005

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Language

English

First Page

80

Last Page

84

WOS Identifier

WOS:000230677100010

ISSN

0017-1050

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