Title :
Optical wavelength selection and amplification by silica microcavities and erbium doped fiber
Author :
Bergeron, Sacha ; Saï, Samir ; Peter, Yves-Alain
Author_Institution :
Eng. Phys. Dept., Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Montreal, QC
Abstract :
In this paper we describe how circular silica micro disk resonators can be coupled to erbium doped fiber to create a desired emission spectrum. This approach could lead to very compact and inexpensive multiple wavelength lasers. We demonstrate here a selective erbium emission at a single wavelength using a silica microcavity.
Keywords :
erbium; microcavity lasers; optical fibre amplifiers; optical resonators; silicon compounds; JkJk:Er; SiO2; circular silica microdisk resonators; emission spectrum; erbium doped fiber; multiple wavelength lasers; optical wavelength amplification; optical wavelength selection; selective erbium emission; silica microcavities; Erbium; Etching; Microcavities; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Resonance; Silicon compounds; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMs and Nanophotonics, 2008 IEEE/LEOS Internationall Conference on
Conference_Location :
Freiburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1917-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1918-0
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2008.4607815
