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High refractive index without absorption in a rare-earth-ion-doped optical fiber

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We demonstrate a new scheme for realizing the high refractive index with zero absorption in an Er3+-doped ZrF4–BaF2–LaF3–AlF3–NaF optical fiber. It is found that the refraction index of the probe laser can easily be controlled via adjusting properly the parameters of the corresponding system. Our scheme may provide some new possibilities for technological applications in optical-fiber communication.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11205001), the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2010CB234607), and the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (Grant No. 20113401120002).

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Wang, Z., Yu, B. High refractive index without absorption in a rare-earth-ion-doped optical fiber. Appl. Phys. A 109, 725–729 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-012-7106-0

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