Title :
Optical losses and cooperative upconversion in ion beam sputter-deposited ErxY2−xSiO2 waveguide amplifiers
Author :
Lee, Minkyung ; Shin, Jung H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol. (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
Factors leading to optical losses in ion-beam sputter deposited ErxY2-xSiO2 waveguide amplifiers are investigated. By improving the film fabrication conditions and device design, lower scattering loss and cooperative upconversion coefficients are achieved.
Keywords :
erbium compounds; ion beam assisted deposition; optical losses; optical waveguides; sputter deposition; yttrium compounds; ErYSiO2; cooperative upconversion coefficients; device design; film fabrication conditions; ion beam sputter-deposited waveguide amplifiers; optical losses; scattering loss; Annealing; Erbium; Optical device fabrication; Optical films; Optical losses; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2010 7th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6344-2
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2010.5643343