Radiation responses of Yb/Er-doped phosphosilicate optical fibers: hardening mechanisms related to Ce-codoping

M. Vivona (1, 2, 3) , Sébastien Girard (4) , C. Marcandella (4) , E. Pinsard (3) , A. Laurent (3) , T. Robin (3) , B. Cadier (3) , M. Cannas (2) , A. Boukenter (1) , Y. Ouerdane (1)

1 LHC - Laboratoire Hubert Curien
2 DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE FISICHE ED ASTRONOMICHE, UNIVERSITà DI PALERMO - Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche ed Astronomiche, Università di Palermo
3 IxFiber - IxFiber SAS
4 DCRE CEA - Département de Conception et Réalisation des Experimentations, CEA-DIF

In this paper, we investigated the origins of the Ce positive influence on the radiation response of Yb/Er-doped phosphosilicate optical fibers. To this purpose, we carried out during γ-irradiations an online characterization on active optical fiber prototypes, made with different Ce concentrations and integrated in optical amplifiers. The hardening effect of Ce-codoping is highlighted, as well as some aspects related to the radiation response of the phosphosilicate host glass of the active optical fibers.

Keywords: Radiation Effects; Rare-Earth Elements; Optical Amplifiers; Radiation Effects.

Domains: Optics [physics.optics]

M. Vivona, Sébastien Girard, C. Marcandella, E. Pinsard, A. Laurent, et al.. Radiation responses of Yb/Er-doped phosphosilicate optical fibers: hardening mechanisms related to Ce-codoping. Si02 Advanced Dielectrics and Related Devices, Jun 2012, Hyères, France. pp.69-70. ⟨ujm-00732501⟩