• DocumentCode
    1983608
  • Title

    Al2O3:Er3+ amplifiers: The impact of fast spectroscopic quenching processes

  • Author

    Agazzi, L. ; Bradley, J.D.B. ; Wörhoff, K. ; Pollnau, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Integrated Opt. Micro Syst. Group, Univ. of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
  • Firstpage
    1001
  • Lastpage
    1003
  • Abstract
    We report a number of recently demonstrated integrated Al2O3:Er3+ devices and present spectroscopic investigations revealing the presence of a fast quenching mechanism - undetected in typical luminescence decay measurements - which limits the Al2O3:Er3+ amplifier performance.
  • Keywords
    alumina; erbium; integrated optics; optical beam splitters; optical waveguides; radiation quenching; ring lasers; solid lasers; Al2O3:Er; bit rate 170 Gbit/s; luminescence decay measurements; power splitter; ring laser; spectroscopic quenching; waveguide amplifiers; wavelength 1525 nm to 1565 nm; Gain; Luminescence; Optical amplifiers; Optical waveguides; Performance evaluation; Silicon; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
  • Conference_Location
    Sydney, NSW
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1939-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193657
  • Filename
    6193657
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1983608