Title :
Multimode-pumped monolithic amplifier arrays based in erbium-doped phosphate glass
Author :
Chavez-Pirson, Arturo ; Tian, Wenyan ; Nguyen, Dan ; Luo, Tao ; Steward, Bryan ; Paysnoe, Gary ; Jiang, Shibin ; Peyghambarian, Nasser
Author_Institution :
NP Photonics Inc., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a monolithic optical amplifier array based on high gain per unit length erbium-doped phosphate glass. Two cores from one 8-cm long chip are cascaded to deliver 22-dB internal gain across the C-band.
Keywords :
erbium; integrated optics; optical arrays; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre couplers; optical glass; optical pumping; phosphate glasses; 22 dB; 8 cm; C-band; SiO/sub 2/:Er; erbium-doped phosphate glass; multimode-pumped monolithic optical amplifier arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
