DocumentCode
1004147
Title
Amplification in erbium-doped silica-based planar lightwave circuits
Author
Kitagawa, Tomotaka ; Hattori, K. ; Shuto, Kazuo ; Yasu, M. ; Kobayashi, Masato ; Horiguchi, M.
Author_Institution
NTT Opto-electronics Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
Volume
28
Issue
19
fYear
1992
Firstpage
1818
Lastpage
1819
Abstract
The realisation of Er-doped glass planar waveguide amplifiers is reported. A net gain of 13.7 dB is achieved for a silica-based waveguide at a wavelength of 1.535 mu m with a 0 dB gain pump threshold of 25 mW.
Keywords
erbium; integrated optics; optical waveguides; silicon compounds; solid lasers; 1.535 micron; 13.7 dB; 25 mW; SiO 2:Er; gain; planar waveguide amplifiers; pump threshold; wavelength;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19921159
Filename
256117
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