Nanocomposite Photonic Glasses, Waveguiding Glass Ceramics and Confined Structures Tailoring Er3+ Spectroscopic Properties

Author

Armellini, C. ; Chiappini, A. ; Chiasera, A. ; Ferrari, M. ; Jestin, Y. ; Huy, P.H. ; Mattarelli, M. ; Montagna, M. ; Moser, E. ; Minati, L. ; Conti, G. Nunzi ; Pelli, S. ; Righini, G.C. ; Speranza, G. ; Tosello, C. ; Ngoc, K. Tran

Author_Institution

CNR-IFN, Povo-Trento

Volume

2

fYear

2007

fDate

1-5 July 2007

Firstpage

288

Lastpage

288

Abstract

The aim of this lecture is to highlight some advances in erbium-activated silica-based photonic systems, where suitable geometries and appropriate fabrication protocols allow tailoring and enhancement of optical and spectroscopic properties. In particular, the following topics are presented: (i) rare earth-activated glass ceramics planar waveguides; (ii) Er³⁺-activated Ag exchanged silicate glass; (iii) dielectric 1 -D planar microcavities; (iv) sol-gel-derived Er³⁺-activated dielectric spheres.

Keywords

dielectric materials; erbium; glass ceramics; micro-optics; microcavities; nanocomposites; nanotechnology; optical glass; optical planar waveguides; silicon compounds; silver; sol-gel processing; Ag exchanged silicate glass; AgSiO₂; Er; Er³⁺ spectroscopic properties; confined structures; dielectric microcavities; dielectric spheres; erbium activation; fabrication protocols; glass ceramics; nanocomposite glasses; optical properties; photonic glasses; planar microcavities; planar waveguides; rare earth activation; silica-based photonic systems; sol-gel process; waveguiding glass ceramics; Ceramics; Dielectrics; Erbium; Geometrical optics; Glass; Optical device fabrication; Optical planar waveguides; Optical waveguides; Protocols; Spectroscopy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transparent Optical Networks, 2007. ICTON '07. 9th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Rome

Print_ISBN

1-4244-1249-8

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-1249-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTON.2007.4296206

Filename

4296206