Title :
Ridge-type, single mode multi-slot waveguide with Er-doped silica layers
Author :
Lee, Shinyoung ; Chang, Jee Soo ; Shin, Jung H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Daejeon
Abstract :
We have fabricated ridge-type, single-mode multi-slot waveguides that consist of 40 nm-thin Si and Er- doped silica layers. By utilizing the Er ions as atom-sized, localized optical probes, the degree of photon localization in low-index layers can be determined unequivocally.
Keywords :
erbium; optical fabrication; optical multilayers; optical waveguides; ridge waveguides; silicon; sputter deposition; SiO2:Er-Si; localized optical probes; photon localization; ridge-type waveguide; silica layers; single mode multi-slot waveguide; size 40 nm; Atom optics; Atomic layer deposition; Erbium; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical films; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Particle beam optics; Probes; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391351
