Novel Fiber Preforms: Rare Earth Doping.

Abstract

Optical fibers doped with rare earth elements have potential application as passive fiber devices through their ability to rotate the plane of polarization in the presence of a magnetic field. Such devices have use not only as sensors of electric and magnetic fields but also as fiber lasers for a host of applications. The Laboratory for Lightwave Technology, in conjunction with the Dept. of Chemistry, has engaged in a program of the study of rare earth elements in fibers, and in bulk glasses as well. Some of the first rare earth glasses made with the sol-gel technique come from this research.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1987
Accession Number
ADA179454

Entities

People

  • T. F. Morse

Organizations

  • Brown University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Vapor Deposition
  • Chemistry
  • Coatings
  • Composite Materials
  • Convection
  • Detectors
  • Elements
  • Fibers
  • Heat Transfer
  • Lasers
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Properties
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Optical Fibers
  • Rare Earth Elements
  • Scattering

Readers

  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy