Title :
Composite rare-earth-doped glass waveguides
Author :
Honkanen, S. ; Najafi, S.I. ; Wang, Wei Jhih
Author_Institution :
Ecole Polytech., Montreal, Que., Canada
fDate :
4/9/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new composite rare-earth-doped glass waveguide configuration for glass waveguide laser and amplifier applications is proposed. The configuration combines the excellent optical properties of ion-exchanged glass waveguides and the optimised characteristics of the commercially available laser glasses. The proposed approach is demonstrated using dual-core channel waveguides in Corning 0211 glass and a commercial erbium doped phosphate glass.
Keywords :
integrated optics; ion exchange; optical glass; optical waveguides; solid lasers; Corning 0211 glass; Er doped phosphate glass; amplifier; composite waveguide; dual-core channel waveguides; glass waveguides; ion-exchanged glass waveguides; laser; rare-earth-doped;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19920472
