GALLIUM LANTHANUM SULFIDE OPTICAL-FIBER FOR ACTIVE AND PASSIVE APPLICATIONS

Authors
HEWAK DW MOORE RC SCHWEIZER T WANG J SAMSON B BROCKLESBY WS PAYNE DN TARBOX EJ
Citation
Dw. Hewak et al., GALLIUM LANTHANUM SULFIDE OPTICAL-FIBER FOR ACTIVE AND PASSIVE APPLICATIONS, Electronics Letters, 32(4), 1996, pp. 384-385
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Electronics Letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00135194
Volume
32
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
384 - 385
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(1996)32:4<384:GLSOFA>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The authors report on the first demonstration of optical fibres based on the Ga:La:S system. Core-clad structures have been fabricated by th e rod and tube method and pulled into lengths > 200m. Transmission ove r the wavelength range 1.0 to 6.5 mu m, with fibre loss approaching th e absorption and scattering level of the bulk glass, is obtained, open ing the possibility of new fibre device applications of this promising glass host.