title: Radiation-resistant erbium-doped-nanoparticles optical fiber for space applications.
abstract: We demonstrate for the first time a radiation-resistant Erbium-Doped Fiber exhibiting performances that can fill the requirements of Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers for space applications. This is based on an Aluminum co-doping atom reduction enabled by Nanoparticules Doping-Process. For this purpose, we developed several fibers containing very different erbium and aluminum concentrations, and tested them in the same optical amplifier configuration. This work allows to bring to the fore a highly radiation resistant Erbium-doped pure silica optical fiber exhibiting a low quenching level. This result is an important step as the EDFA is increasingly recognized as an enabling technology for the extensive use of photonic sub-systems in future satellites.
authors.affiliation: Institut d’Electronique du Sud, UMR 5207, Université Montpellier II, 34095 Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: Jérémie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Mikhaël
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Myara
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Troussellier
authors.forename: Ekaterina
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Burov
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pastouret
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Boivin
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mélin
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gilard
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sotom
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Signoret
mesh_terms: D003359:Cosmic Radiation; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D004871:Erbium / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D055100:Optical Fibers; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D018531:Spacecraft / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D004871:Erbium