Brillouin integrated photonics

BJ Eggleton, CG Poulton, PT Rakich, MJ Steel… - Nature Photonics, 2019 - nature.com
A recent renaissance in Brillouin scattering research has been driven by the increasing
maturity of photonic integration platforms and nanophotonics. The result is a new breed of …

Recent advances in soft optical glass fiber and fiber lasers

WC Wang, B Zhou, SH Xu, ZM Yang… - Progress in Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
High-power single-frequency fiber lasers with exceptional properties, such as mode-hop-
free and narrower linewidths, lower noise, and compact all-fiber designs, have been …

[HTML][HTML] Luminescence and laser properties of RE-doped silica optical fibers: The role of composition, fabrication processing, and inter-ionic energy transfers

P Vařák, M Kamrádek, J Mrázek, O Podrazký… - Optical Materials: X, 2022 - Elsevier
Silica glass doped with rare-earth ions remains one of the most frequently used materials for
fiber lasers and amplifiers, owing to various advantages such as high thermal resistance …

Sapphire-derived all-glass optical fibres

P Dragic, T Hawkins, P Foy, S Morris, J Ballato - Nature Photonics, 2012 - nature.com
As performance demands continue to grow, many optical fibre systems are operating at
progressively higher power levels. However, Brillouin scattering restricts continued power …

Perspective: Molten core optical fiber fabrication—A route to new materials and applications

J Ballato, AC Peacock - APL Photonics, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Optical fibers have transformed our lives. Not only do they act as the pipeline through which
information is transmitted around the globe, but they are also critical components in a …

Fabrication and application of single crystal fiber: review and prospective

B Liu, PR Ohodnicki - Advanced Materials Technologies, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The state of the art of single crystal fiber (SCF) fabrication has evolved and improved over
the last five decades. Nowadays, edge‐defined film‐feed growth, micro‐pulling down, and …

Rethinking optical fiber: new demands, old glasses

J Ballato, P Dragic - Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
From a materials perspective optical fibers are victims of their own success. The advent of
the laser, 50 yr ago, coupled with an insatiable demand for information enabled by light …

Advancements in semiconductor core optical fiber

J Ballato, T Hawkins, P Foy, B Yazgan-Kokuoz… - Optical Fiber …, 2010 - Elsevier
Presented here is a review of recent progress in the nascent field of glass-clad
semiconductor core optical fibers. Such fibers, generally focused to-date on silicon and …

Over 255 mW single-frequency fiber laser with high slope efficiency and power stability based on an ultrashort Yb-doped crystal-derived silica fiber

Y Wan, J Wen, C Jiang, F Tang, J Wen, S Huang… - Photonics …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
A single-frequency distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) fiber laser at 1030 nm has been
demonstrated using a 0.7 cm long homemade Yb: YAG crystal-derived silica fiber (YCDSF) …

Overview of high temperature fibre Bragg gratings and potential improvement using highly doped aluminosilicate glass optical fibres

M Cavillon, M Lancry, B Poumellec… - Journal of Physics …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper, various types of high temperature fibre Bragg gratings (FBGs) are reviewed,
including recent results and advancements in the field. The main motivation of this review is …