BLANC , W

« Sous les pavés, la plage ! » revendiquait un slogan révolutionnaire de mai 68. Et sous la plage, de silice, ourdissait une autre révolution amorcée deux ans plus tôt, celle des fibres optiques de verre. En 1966, Charles Kao (Prix Nobel de Physique en 2009) et George Hockham publièrent un article fondateur pour les fibres optiques. Ils...

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La communauté scientifique et industrielle du verre est extraordinairement riche en France. Des équipes scientifiques avec une renommée internationale et une R&D verrière industrielle française, très dynamique, ayant besoin d'échanges sur des domaines d'expertise. Le réseau animé par le GDR-Verres et l'USTV crée un lien entre les équipes de...

We study rare-earth-doped optical fibers under laser pumping and/or ionizing radiation conditions, and characterize the photo-and/or radio-darkening phenomena happening through processes depending on fiber composition and experimental conditions.

Development of new active optical fiber devices requires materials with augmented intrinsic properties, using luminescent ion–doped silica as a host glass. Nanoparticles (NPs) in optical fibers can provide this augmentation as they can combine the sturdiness and low cost of silica with particular spectroscopic behavior that would not appear in...

The engineered processing of dielectric nanoparticles (DNPs) in optical fibers via luminescent ion-doping of silica-based glass aims at providing an enhanced spectroscopic behavior compared to pure silica. These DNPs should positively impact applications in high power fiber lasers, light sources with new wavelengths and telecommunications. The...

Development of new active optical fiber devices requires materials with augmented intrinsic properties, using luminescent ion–doped silica as a host glass. Nanoparticles (NPs) in optical fibers can provide this augmentation as they can combine the sturdiness and low cost of silica with particular spectroscopic behavior that would not appear in...

Development of new active optical fiber devices requires materials with augmented intrinsic properties, using luminescent ion–doped silica as a host glass. Nanoparticles (NPs) in optical fibers can provide this augmentation as they can combine the sturdiness and low cost of silica with particular spectroscopic behavior that would not appear in...

The engineered processing of dielectric nanoparticles (DNPs) in optical fibers via luminescent ion-doping of silica-based glass aims at providing an enhanced spectroscopic behavior compared to pure silica. These DNPs should positively impact applications in high power fiber lasers, light sources with new wavelengths and telecommunications. The...