Measurement of Material Dispersion in GeO2-P2O5-Doped Silica Optical Fibers

Masaharu HORIGUCHI  Yasuji OHMORI  Takao EDAHIRO  Hisao TAKATA 

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS (1976-1990)  Vol.E64  No.2  pp.49-56
Publication Date: 1981/02/20
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Print ISSN: 0000-0000
Type of Manuscript: PAPER
Category: Optical and Quantum Electronics
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Summary: 
To study material dispersion effects on transmission characteristics in optical fibers, material dispersion properties in GeO2-P2O5-doped silica optical fibers were determined as a function of GeO2 doping concentration. The material dispersion properties were evaluated from pulse delay measurement with nanosecond pulses in a 0.60-1.65 µm spectral region generated by a nanosecond optical pulse radiator. From the measured delay, refractive index of core glass, material group index, material dispersion, zero-material-dispersion wavelength and zero-dispersion wavelength in a single mode fiber have been determined as a function of GeO2 doping concentration in the range 4.1 to 19.2 mol %. By extrapolating present data in GeO2-P2O5-SiO2 ternaries, material dispersion properties in fused GeO2 glass have been predicted. The zero-material-dispersion wavelength in fused GeO2 glass can be estimated to be 1.68 0.03 µm.