Title :
Erbium and Silicon nanocrystals for light amplification
Author :
Daldosso, N. ; Navarro-Urrios, D. ; Pitanti, A. ; Gourbilleau, F. ; Rizk, R. ; Pavesi, L.
Author_Institution :
Univ. di Trento, Trento
Abstract :
In this paper, the insertion losses, photoluminescence, lifetime and pump/probe measurements on Er-doped Si-rich silica layers have been carried out in this paper using rib-loaded waveguides.
Keywords :
amplification; elemental semiconductors; erbium; nanostructured materials; photoluminescence; rib waveguides; silicon; Si:Er; erbium; insertion losses; lifetime; light amplification; nanocrystals; photoluminescence; pump/probe method; rib-loaded waveguides; silicon; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Erbium; Nanocrystals; Optical amplifiers; Optical films; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382717
