• DocumentCode
    1044630
  • Title

    Erbium-doped silica-based planar waveguide amplifier pumped by 0.98 mu m laser diodes

  • Author

    Hattori, K. ; Kitagawa, Tomotaka ; Oguma, Manabu ; Wada, Masaki ; Temmyo, J. ; Horiguchi, M.

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Opto-Electron Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1993
  • Firstpage
    357
  • Lastpage
    359
  • Abstract
    A 0.98 mu m laser-diode-pumped waveguide amplifier is successfully realised by using an Er-doped silica-based planar lightwave circuit. The highest signal gain of 9.4 dB is achieved at a signal wavelength of 1.533 mu m with a pump power of 99 mW, using a highly efficient erbium-doped waveguide and high power laser diodes.
  • Keywords
    erbium; integrated optics; laser transitions; optical pumping; optical waveguides; solid lasers; 0.98 micron; 1.533 micron; 9.4 dB; 99 mW; Er doped glass waveguide; SiO 2:Er; high power LD; laser diodes; planar waveguide amplifier; silica-based planar lightwave circuit;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19930241
  • Filename
    274765