Title :
Intense Photoluminescence from Er doped chalcogenide thin films fabricated by cothermal evaporation
Author :
Kunlun Yan ; Khu Vu ; Madden, Steve
Author_Institution :
Centre for Ultrahigh Bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst., Australian Nat. Univ., Acton, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
Erbium doped chalcogenide films were fabricated by cothermal evaporation and demonstrated propagation losses and lifetimes suitable for waveguide amplifiers. The 1490nm pumped Photoluminescence yield is up to ~10x higher than the prior best film material, Er:TeO2.
Keywords :
arsenic compounds; chalcogenide glasses; erbium; gallium compounds; germanate glasses; photoluminescence; selenium compounds; semiconductor growth; semiconductor thin films; vacuum deposition; As2S3:Er; Er doped chalcogenide thin films; GeGaSe:Er; cothermal evaporation; intense photoluminescence; lifetimes; propagation losses; waveguide amplifiers; wavelength 1490 nm; Erbium; Films; Glass; Optical waveguides; Photoluminescence; Propagation losses;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA