Tuning Oxide Nanoparticles in Optical Fibers

Zhuorui Lu, Martiane Cabié, Małgorzata Guzik, Michèle Ude, Thomas Neisius, Daniele Tosi, Carlo Molardi, Franck Mady, Mourad Benabdesselam, Franck Pigeonneau, Wilfried Blanc

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Abstract

Optical fibers containing nanoparticles were proposed twenty years ago to develop new applications in lasers and amplifiers. By encapsulating luminescent ions in the nanoparticles, new emission properties can then appear. However, the particles must be small in size to limit the optical losses by light scattering. More recently, this type of optical fiber has shown a strong potential for application as sensors. They exploit the light scattering property induced by nanoparticles. Then, the development of these fibers for these different applications depends on our ability to control the characteristics of the nanoparticles in the optical fibers. To reach this goal, we discuss how the drawing step is a crucial step to achieve this goal, i.e. to tune the size and the shape of the nanoparticles in the fibre. Through this approach, the characteristics of the nanoparticles are obtained in the as-drawn fiber, avoiding any additional post heat-treatment which may damage the optical fiber.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 23rd International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2023
EditorsMarek Jaworski, Marian Marciniak
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)9798350303032
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event23rd International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2023 - Bucharest, Romania
Duration: Jul 2 2023Jul 6 2023

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Transparent Optical Networks
Volume2023-July
ISSN (Electronic)2162-7339

Conference

Conference23rd International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2023
Country/TerritoryRomania
CityBucharest
Period7/2/237/6/23

Keywords

  • drawing
  • nanoparticles
  • optical fiber
  • phase separation
  • Rayleigh Plateau instability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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