Title :
Light amplification at 650 nm in a polymer waveguide with dye-doped cladding
Author :
Reilly, M.A. ; Coleman, B. ; Pun, E.Y.B. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H. ; Ramon, M.C. ; Xia, R. ; Bradley, D.D.C.
Author_Institution :
Eng. Dept., Cambridge Univ., UK
Abstract :
An optical waveguide amplifier is fabricated in SU8 polymer with a cladding layer of dye-doped PMMA. Gain of 15 dB is achieved for a 650 nm signal, with a low threshold pump intensity of 0.25 μJ/mm2.
Keywords :
claddings; dyes; optical fabrication; optical polymers; optical waveguides; 650 nm; SU8 polymer; dye-doped cladding; light amplification; polymer waveguide; threshold pump intensity;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
