Halo-tellurite glass fiber with low OH content for 2-5μm mid-infrared nonlinear applications

Feng Xian (1) , Shi Jindan (2) , Martha Segura (1) , Nicolas M. White (1) , Pradeesh Kannan (1) , Wei H. Loh (1) , Laurent Calvez (3) , Xianghua Zhang (3) , Laurent Brilland (4)

1 Optoelectronics Research Centre
2 opt
3 ISCR - Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes
4 PERFOS - Plate-Forme d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Fibres Optiques Spéciales

We report the fabrication of new dehydrated halo-tellurite glass fibers with low OH content (1ppm in weight) and low OH-induced attenuation of 10dB/m in 3-4 μm region. It shows halo-tellurite glass fibers a promising candidate for nonlinear applications in 2-5μm region.

Keywords: fibers; OCIS codes: (060.2290) Fiber materials; (060.4370) Nonlinear optics; fibers.

Domains: Chemical Sciences; Material chemistry

Feng Xian, Shi Jindan, Martha Segura, Nicolas M. White, Pradeesh Kannan, et al.. Halo-tellurite glass fiber with low OH content for 2-5μm mid-infrared nonlinear applications. Optics Express, 2013, 21 (16), pp.18949-18954. ⟨10.1364/OE.21.018949⟩. ⟨hal-00858277⟩