DocumentCode
422614
Title
Optical gain at 1.5 /spl mu/m in nanocrystal Si sensitized, Er-doped silica waveguide using top-pumping 470 nm LED
Author
Lee, Jinku ; Shin, Jung H. ; Park, Namkyoo
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Seoul, South Korea
Volume
2
fYear
2004
fDate
23-27 Feb. 2004
Abstract
We demonstrate optical gain at 1.5 /spl mu/m in Si nanocrystal-sensitized, Er-doped silica waveguide using a commercial, low-cost 470 nm LED in top-pumping configuration. Experimental evidence of full inversion with maximum possible gain of 3 dB/cm is presented.
Keywords
elemental semiconductors; erbium; light emitting diodes; nanostructured materials; optical communication equipment; optical materials; optical pumping; silicon; solid lasers; 1.5 micron; 470 nm; Er-doped silica waveguide; LED; Si; SiO/sub 2/:Er; light emitting diode; nanocrystal; optical gain; optical pumping;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-772-5
Type
conf
Filename
1362289
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