Abstract

In this article, we describe the technology for manufacturing of the phosphosilicate bismuth-doped optical fibers providing optical amplification near 1.32 $\mu$ m. The effect of preforming sintering process and fiber drawing on the optical properties of the fabricated fibers were studied. We showed that an increase in the vitrification temperature of the P-doped silica glass soot layers deposed on the inner surface of a fused silica tube from 1850 to $\mathbf {\sim \text{2000}}$ °C (while keeping other parameters unchanged) provides a noticeable reduction of the unsaturable losses. We also found that the fiber drawing speed significantly affects the optical properties of bismuth-doped fibers. In particular, an increase in the drawing speed from $\sim$ 1 to $\sim$ 80 m/min led to a decrease of both active absorption and unsaturable losses, while the ratio of active absorption to unsaturable losses became greater. As a result, the laser efficiency of the bismuth-doped fibers grew two-fold from 19.5% to 37%.

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