Title :
Miniature erbium doped planar optical amplifiers
Author_Institution :
FOM Inst. for Atomic & Molecular Phys., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Abstract :
Three new erbium-doped planar optical amplifier concepts are demonstrated: Eu and Yb co-doping to increase the gain; Si nanocrystals as sensitizers to replace the pump laser by a broad-band light source; and electrical pumping in a rare earth doped electroluminescent polymer.
Keywords :
electroluminescent devices; erbium; nanostructured materials; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical planar waveguides; optical polymers; semiconductor quantum dots; Al2O3:Er; Si; SiO2; broadband light source; electrical pumping; erbium-doped amplifiers; miniature erbium doped planar optical amplifiers; nanocrystals; polymer waveguide amplifiers; quantum dots; rare earth doped electroluminescent polymer; sensitizers; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Laser excitation; Nanocrystals; Optical amplifiers; Optical polymers; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989141
