DocumentCode :
2258261
Title :
Investigation of optical gain in Al2O3:Er channel waveguide amplifiers
Author :
Bradley, J.D.B. ; Agazzi, L. ; Geskus, D. ; Blauwendraat, T. ; Ay, F. ; Worhoff, K. ; Pollnau, M.
Author_Institution :
Integrated Opt. Microsyst. Group, Univ. of Twente, Enschede
fYear :
2008
fDate :
4-9 May 2008
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
2
Abstract :
Reactively co-sputtered aluminum oxide layers with low background loss and varying Er concentrations have been deposited. Net optical gain of 0.76 dB/cm was obtained for an Er concentration of 0.9times1020 cm-3 in a channel waveguide.
Keywords :
alumina; erbium; optical losses; solid lasers; sputter deposition; waveguide lasers; Al2O3:Er; Er concentrations; background loss; channel waveguide amplifiers; cosputtered aluminum oxide layers; optical gain; Absorption; Aluminum oxide; Erbium; Integrated optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical losses; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Sputtering; Stimulated emission; (130.3130) Integrated optics materials; (140.4480) Optical amplifiers;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
iet
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
Type :
conf
Filename :
4572425
Link To Document :
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