• DocumentCode
    1485638
  • Title

    Eu ^{3+} -Doped Planar Optical Polymer Waveguide Amplifiers

  • Author

    Tsang, K.C. ; Wong, C.-Y. ; Pun, E.Y.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, Kowloon, China
  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    14
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    7/15/2010 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1024
  • Lastpage
    1026
  • Abstract
    Europium (Eu3+)-doped epoxy-based negative photoresist SU8 polymer waveguide amplifiers have been fabricated and characterized optically. A simple standard photolithography fabrication process has been used, and the polymer waveguide has a root-mean-square surface roughness of ~0.86 nm. Optical amplification at 612-nm wavelength has been demonstrated, and a signal enhancement of 8.6 dB/cm has been obtained in a 21-mm-long device.
  • Keywords
    europium; optical fabrication; optical planar waveguides; optical polymers; photoresists; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; Eu3+-doped planar optical polymer waveguide amplifier; JkJkJk:Eu; SU8 polymer waveguide amplifier; epoxy based negative photoresist; optical amplification; root-mean-square surface roughness; signal enhancement; size 21 mm; standard photolithography fabrication; wavelength 612 nm; Integrated optics; optical amplifiers; optical polymers; waveguides;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2010.2049100
  • Filename
    5460946
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1485638