Title :
Low-loss erbium activated silica-tin oxide planar waveguides
Author :
Guddala, Sriram ; Bhaktha, S.N.B. ; Armellini, Cristina ; Chiappini, Andrea ; Tran, Top V. ; Turrell, S. ; Righini, Giancarlo C. ; Ferrari, Mauro ; Rao, D.N.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Univ. of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
Abstract :
New classes of erbium-doped silica-based planar waveguides are fabricated by the uniform deposition of photorefractive, low-phonon energy SnO2 with 25% maximum molar composition. The optical properties reveal low attenuation coefficient of 0.5±0.2 dB/cm at 1.54μm.
Keywords :
erbium; optical fabrication; optical losses; optical planar waveguides; photorefractive materials; silicon compounds; tin compounds; SiO2:Er-SnO2; attenuation coefficient; erbium-doped silica-based planar waveguides; low-loss erbium activated silica-tin oxide planar waveguide; molar composition; optical properties; photorefractive low-phonon energy tin oxide; wavelength 1.54 mum;
Conference_Titel :
Fiber Optics and Photonics (PHOTONICS), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chennai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4718-1
