Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 1993 · 18 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesElectrical EngineeringMaterials ScienceOptical MaterialsOpticsPhotonicsFiber Optic MaterialsFiber OpticsFiber-optic CommunicationOptical AmplifiersOptical FibersOptoelectronic MaterialsErbium-doped Fiber AmplifiersHardnessOptical Gain MaterialsRadiation HardnessRadiation-hardened FibersRadiation-resistant FibersRare-earth-doped AmplifiersRare-earth-doped Fibers
The radiation-induced coloring of erbium-doped optical fibers (EDF's) is reported. The radiation hardness of the EDF's is observed to be strongly dependent on composition. The implications for erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) performance is modelled.