TY - GEN
T1 - Nanoparticles in optical waveguides
T2 - International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks
AU - Blanc, Wilfried
AU - Vermillac, Manuel
AU - Petit, Laeticia
AU - Lukowiak, Anna
AU - Lu, Zhuorui
AU - Mady, Franck
AU - Benabdesselam, Mourad
AU - Chaussedent, Stéphane
AU - Mehdi, Ahmad
AU - Ferrari, Maurizio
N1 - jufoid=72297
PY - 2019/7/1
Y1 - 2019/7/1
N2 - The success of glass photonics are many, with a large spectrum of applications covering Information and Communication Technology, Health and Biology, Structural Engineering, and Environment Monitoring Systems, etc. A paradigmatic example is the development of the Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier (EDFA) allowing the raise of optical telecommunications and high speed internet. Silica glass is the most common glass used for photonics applications. However, certain of its characteristics may be detrimental for luminescence properties (low rare-earth solubility, high phonon energy, etc). To overcome these limitations, the use of nanoparticles in optical waveguides has gained large interest in modern photonic technology nowadays. Such waveguides would combine the advantages of silica (transparency, cost, chemical and mechanical durability, etc.) and the specific properties provided by the nanoparticles which encapsulate the rare-earth ions. In this paper, we discuss on the opportunities offered by the nanoparticles addition in glasses for lasers and amplifiers thanks to the engineering of the spectroscopic properties. We present also an emerging application: sensors based on high scattered fibers.
AB - The success of glass photonics are many, with a large spectrum of applications covering Information and Communication Technology, Health and Biology, Structural Engineering, and Environment Monitoring Systems, etc. A paradigmatic example is the development of the Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier (EDFA) allowing the raise of optical telecommunications and high speed internet. Silica glass is the most common glass used for photonics applications. However, certain of its characteristics may be detrimental for luminescence properties (low rare-earth solubility, high phonon energy, etc). To overcome these limitations, the use of nanoparticles in optical waveguides has gained large interest in modern photonic technology nowadays. Such waveguides would combine the advantages of silica (transparency, cost, chemical and mechanical durability, etc.) and the specific properties provided by the nanoparticles which encapsulate the rare-earth ions. In this paper, we discuss on the opportunities offered by the nanoparticles addition in glasses for lasers and amplifiers thanks to the engineering of the spectroscopic properties. We present also an emerging application: sensors based on high scattered fibers.
KW - Amplifiers
KW - Glass
KW - Lasers
KW - Nanoparticles
KW - Sensors
KW - Waveguides
U2 - 10.1109/ICTON.2019.8840208
DO - 10.1109/ICTON.2019.8840208
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85073052623
T3 - International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks
BT - 21st International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2019
PB - IEEE
Y2 - 9 July 2019 through 13 July 2019
ER -