• DocumentCode
    1652068
  • Title

    150 dB/cm gain over 55 nm wavelength range near 1 μm in an Yb-doped waveguide amplifier

  • Author

    Geskus, D. ; Aravazhi, S. ; Bernhardi, E.H. ; Agazzi, L. ; García-Blanco, S.M. ; Pollnau, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Integrated Opt. Microsyst. Group, Univ. of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    150 dB/cm gain over 55 nm wavelength range between 977-1032 nm is obtained in a 47.5% Yb-doped potassium double tungstate waveguide amplifier. The dependence of luminescence lifetime and gain on Yb concentration is investigated.
  • Keywords
    luminescence; optical waveguides; potassium; tungsten compounds; ytterbium; Yb-doped waveguide amplifier; luminescence lifetime; potassium double tungstate waveguide amplifier; wavelength 55 nm; wavelength 977 nm to 1032 nm; Gain; High speed optical techniques; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6325598