Radiation-Resistant Nanoparticle Erbium Doped Fibers for High Power Space Laser Communications

E. Joseph Friebele, Colin C. Baker, Ashley Burdett, Jasbinder S. Sanghera, Michael J. LuValle, Stephanos Logothetis

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Abstract

The in-situ radiation-induced degradation and recovery of the output optical power of actively pumped erbium-doped fiber amplifiers, during and after radiation exposure, has been studied to improve their radiation tolerance in the space environment. Significant progress has been made using nanoparticle doping and by incorporating specific dopants to reduce Er ion clustering and improve efficiency. Statistical kinetics modeling has been used to predict on-orbit performance.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationSixth International Workshop on Specialty Optical Fibers and Their Applications, WSOF 2019
EditorsJohn Ballato, Liang Dong
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510631618
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event6th International Workshop on Specialty Optical Fibers and Their Applications, WSOF 2019 - Charleston, United States
Duration: Nov 6 2019Nov 8 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume11206
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

Conference6th International Workshop on Specialty Optical Fibers and Their Applications, WSOF 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCharleston
Period11/6/1911/8/19

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Keywords

  • Erbium doped fiber
  • Laser communications
  • Radiation effects
  • Space radiation

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