MID-INFRARED FIBER PHOTONICS

Glass Materials, Fiber Fabrication and Processing, Laser and Nonlinear Sources

1st Edition - November 26, 2021
Editors: Stuart Jackson, Real Vallee, Martin Bernier
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 8 0 1 7 - 4
eBook ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 8 0 1 8 - 1

Mid-Infrared Fibre Photonics: Glass Materials, Fibre Fabrication and Processing, Laser Sources and Devicess combines the latest glass chemistry, fibre fabrication and pos… Read more

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Mid-Infrared Fibre Photonics: Glass Materials, Fibre Fabrication and Processing, Laser Sources and Devicess combines the latest glass chemistry, fibre fabrication and post processing techniques to provide a comprehensive reference on the fundamental science and latest research in fibre photonics for the mid-infrared range.

The book systematically reviews the key glass materials systems including fluorides, chalcogenides, and oxides. Each materials chapter includes discussion of composition, structure, thermal, optical and mechanical properties, extrinsic and intrinsic loss mechanisms, materials preparation and purification techniques.

Then Mid-Infrared Fibre Photonics: Glass Materials, Fibre Fabrication and Processing, Laser Sources and Devicess covers the most relevant fabrication, post-processing, and spectroscopy techniques. Fibre sources are also addressed including fibre sources for continuous wave emission, pulsed emission, and broadband emission. The book concludes with a brief overview of important medical, sensing and defence applications.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Preface
References
Part I: Optical glasses and fibers for high nonlinearity, rare earth doping and high transparency in the mid-infrared
Chapter 1: Chalcogenide materials for mid-wave infrared fibers
Abstract
1.1: Introduction
1.2: Chalcogenide glass materials and properties
1.3: Processing challenges and opportunities
1.4: Conclusions
References
Chapter 2: Fluoride glass and optical fiber fabrication
Abstract
2.1: Fluoride glass family
2.2: Fluoride glass optical fiber fabrication
References
Chapter 3: Oxide glass and optical fiber fabrication
Abstract
3.1: Fundamentals of heavy metal oxide (HMO) glasses
3.2: Brief history and overview of HMO glasses
3.3: Composition-structure relationships of HMO glasses
3.4: Impact of glass composition and structure on basic glass properties
3.5: Transmission loss of HMO glasses
3.6: Dehydration of HMO glasses
3.7: Recent development of HMO glass/fibers
3.8: Conclusions
References
Part II: Post-processing of mid-infrared transparent optical fiber
Chapter 4: Fiber Bragg gratings in soft glass fibers
Abstract
4.1: General introduction
4.2: Phase-mask inscription
4.3: Direct inscription
4.4: General conclusion
References
Chapter 5: Post-processing soft glass optical fibers
Abstract
5.1: Splicing and endcapping of soft glass fibers
5.2: The tapering of optical fibers
5.3: Beam combining/splitting methods
5.4: Moth eye patterning of IR fibers
5.5: General conclusions
References
Part III: Spectroscopy of the rare earth ions for mid-infrared emission
Chapter 6: Energy transfer processes in rare-earth-doped glass fiber
Abstract
6.1: Introduction
6.2: The types of energy transfer processes
6.3: Theory of energy transfer
6.4: Experimental studies
6.5: Conclusion and summary
References
Chapter 7: Spectroscopy of the rare-earth-ion transitions in fluoride glasses
Abstract
7.1: Introduction
7.2: Emission center wavelengths below 3 μm
7.3: Emission center wavelengths between 3 and 4 μm
References
Chapter 8: Breaking through the wavelength barrier: The state-of-play on rare-earth ion, mid-infrared fiber lasers for the 4–10 μm wavelength region
Abstract
Acknowledgments
8.1: Mid-infrared (MIR) region and need for MIR fiber lasers to break through 4 μm wavelength barrier
8.2: Realizing MIR fiber lasers beyond the 4 μm wavelength barrier: Introduction and background
8.3: Glass science and technology of chalcogenide glasses
8.4: Making lanthanide-ion doped chalcogenide bulk glasses
8.5: Making lanthanide-ion-doped chalcogenide glass small-core, step-index fiber (SIF)
8.6: Optical loss in lanthanide-ion doped MIR chalcogenide glasses
8.7: Photoluminescent fiber – Toward MIR fiber lasers: Pr3+, Tb3+, Dy3+, Sm3+
8.8: How to break through the 4 μm wavelength barrier to fiber lasing
8.9: Chapter summary and future work
References
Part IV: Fiber sources for continuous wave emission
Chapter 9: High-power continuous wave mid-infrared fluoride glass fiber lasers
Abstract
9.1: Introduction
9.2: Erbium transitions in the MIR
9.3: Holmium transitions in the MIR
9.4: Dysprosium transitions in the MIR
9.5: Conclusion
References
Part V: Fiber sources involving pulsed emission
Chapter 10: Q-switched and gain-switched mid-infrared fluoride glass fiber lasers
Abstract
10.1: Q-switched fiber lasers
10.2: Gain-switched fiber lasers
10.3: Overall conclusion
References
Chapter 11: Mode-locked mid-infrared fiber systems
Abstract
11.1: Introduction
11.2: Measurement tools
11.3: Early mode-locked mid-IR fiber lasers
11.4: State of the art: Picosecond systems
11.5: State of the art: Femtosecond systems
11.6: Future directions
11.7: Conclusion
References
Chapter 12: Mid-infrared supercontinuum generation
Abstract
12.1: History and introduction
12.2: Supercontinuum physics
12.3: Optical fiber design considerations
12.4: Nonlinear generation schemes
12.5: Applications
12.6: Summary and outlook
References
Chapter 13: Modeling mid-infrared fiber laser systems
Abstract
13.1: Introduction
13.2: Rate equation modeling
13.3: Thermal modeling
13.4: Ultrafast mode-locked laser modeling
13.5: Conclusions and outlook
References
Index

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