• DocumentCode
    2005637
  • Title

    Waveguide amplifiers in sputtered films of Er/sup 3+/-doped chalcogenide glass

  • Author

    Frantz, J.A. ; Shaw, L.B. ; Sanghera, J.S. ; Aggarwal, I.D.

  • Author_Institution
    SFA Inc., Crofton, MD
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    5-10 March 2006
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate the first chalcogenide glass waveguide amplifiers operating at a wavelength of 1.5 mum. The amplifiers, patterned in films of Er3+-doped gallium lanthanum sulfide glass, exhibit a total internal gain of 6.7 dB (2.8 dB/cm)
  • Keywords
    chalcogenide glasses; erbium; gallium compounds; integrated optics; lanthanum compounds; semiconductor lasers; sputtered coatings; thin films; waveguide lasers; 1.5 mum; 6.7 dB; Er3+-doped chalcogenide glass; Ga2S3La2S3La2 O3:Er; gallium lanthanum sulfide glass; sputtered films; total internal gain; waveguide amplifiers; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Glass; Lanthanum; Laser transitions; Optical amplifiers; Optical films; Optical waveguides; Resists; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-803-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2006.215356
  • Filename
    1636386
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2005637