DocumentCode :
1485638
Title :
Eu 
-Doped Planar Optical Polymer Waveguide Amplifiers
Author :
Tsang, K.C. ; Wong, C.-Y. ; Pun, E.Y.B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, Kowloon, China
Volume :
22
Issue :
14
fYear :
2010
fDate :
7/15/2010 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1024
Lastpage :
1026
Abstract :
Europium (Eu3+)-doped epoxy-based negative photoresist SU8 polymer waveguide amplifiers have been fabricated and characterized optically. A simple standard photolithography fabrication process has been used, and the polymer waveguide has a root-mean-square surface roughness of ~0.86 nm. Optical amplification at 612-nm wavelength has been demonstrated, and a signal enhancement of 8.6 dB/cm has been obtained in a 21-mm-long device.
Keywords :
europium; optical fabrication; optical planar waveguides; optical polymers; photoresists; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; Eu3+-doped planar optical polymer waveguide amplifier; JkJkJk:Eu; SU8 polymer waveguide amplifier; epoxy based negative photoresist; optical amplification; root-mean-square surface roughness; signal enhancement; size 21 mm; standard photolithography fabrication; wavelength 612 nm; Integrated optics; optical amplifiers; optical polymers; waveguides;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1041-1135
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2010.2049100
Filename :
5460946
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