Title :
Optimization of the Er concentration in a new active, photosensitive and ion-exchangeable glass
Author :
Perrone, G. ; Moro, Andrca ; Milanese, Daniel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Abstract :
We describe the optimization of the Er-SGBN glass in order to fabricate an active device for optical communication applications. The optimum Er concentration and waveguide length versus the injected pump power have been computed with a model based on the rate equations, starting from the measurements of the fluorescence lifetime (z) and the absorption and emission cross sections for glasses with different Er concentrations
Keywords :
erbium; ion exchange; optical communication equipment; optical fabrication; optical glass; optical pumping; optical waveguides; optimisation; waveguide lasers; Er concentration optimisation; Er-SGBN glass; absorption cross sections; active optical communication device fabrication; active photosensitive ion-exchangeable glass; emission cross sections; fluorescence lifetime; injected pump power; optimum Er concentration; rate equations; solid lasers; waveguide length; Doping; Erbium; Glass; Gratings; Laser theory; Materials science and technology; Optical devices; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 2000 Annual Meeting. LEOS 2000. 13th Annual Meeting. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Rio Grande
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5947-X
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2000.893973
