title: Bismuth-doped-glass optical fibers--a new active medium for lasers and amplifiers.
abstract: Optical fibers with bismuth-doped silicate and germanate glass cores were fabricated by the modified chemical vapor deposition technique (solution and vapor-phase Bi incorporation). The fibers revealed an efficient luminescence with a maximum in the 1050-1200 nm spectral range, FWHM up to 200 nm, and a lifetime of the order of 1 ms.
authors.affiliation: Fiber Optics Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia. vlad@fo.gpi.ru
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Dvoyrin
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Mashinsky
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Bulatov
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Bufetov
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Shubin
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Melkumov
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Kustov
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Dianov
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Umnikov
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Khopin
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Yashkov
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Guryanov