Reduction of scattering loss in fluoroindate glass fibers

Upconversion ultraviolet random lasing in Nd3+ doped fluoroindate glass powder.

An upconversion random laser (RL) operating in the ultraviolet is reported for Nd3+ doped fluoroindate glass powder pumped at 575 nm. The RL is obtained by the resonant excitation of the Nd3+ state 2G7/2 followed by energy transfer among two excited ions such that one ion in the pair decays to a lower energy state and the other is promoted to state 4D7/2 from where it decays emitting light at 3...

Stimulated Raman scattering in soft glass fluoride fibers

Investigation of Scalar Modulation Instability in the Presence of Raman Scattering in Photonic Crystal Fibers

In this paper, by including Raman scattering in the coupled-mode equations, the scalar modulation instability in photonic crystal fibers is investigated. The evolution of the pump, Stokes and anti-Stokes waves along the fiber as well as the conversion efficiency for two cases, with and without Raman effect, are studied. The effect of anti-Stokes seed and the pump depletion on the evolution of S...

Through a Glass Brightly: Low-Loss Fibers for Optical Communications

Technological breakthroughs develop through years of scientific collaboration and innovation, each discovery built upon the failures and successes of earlier work. Such was the case with the work on the first low-loss optical fiber. What began with three Corning scientists searching for a communications solution ultimately created what is now known to be a key to the Information Age. In 1948, C...

Glass Fibers

GLASS FIBERS are among the most versatile industrial materials known today. They are readily produced from raw materials, which are available in virtually unlimited supply (Ref 1). All glass fibers described in this article are derived from compositions containing silica. They exhibit useful bulk properties such as hardness, transparency, resistance to chemical attack, stability, and inertness,...