• DocumentCode
    1166127
  • Title

    A compact high-performance optical waveguide amplifier

  • Author

    Patel, Falgun D. ; DiCarolis, Steve ; Lum, Paul ; Venkatesh, Shalini ; Miller, Jeffrey N.

  • Author_Institution
    Agilent Technol. Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    2004
  • Firstpage
    2607
  • Lastpage
    2609
  • Abstract
    A glass waveguide amplifier was constructed in an Er3+- and Yb3+-doped phosphate glass. The waveguide channels were defined via a field-assisted Ag+ diffusion process. A net gain of 4.1 dB was measured at 1534 nm in a 3-mm length waveguide.
  • Keywords
    diffusion; erbium; optical fabrication; optical glass; phosphate glasses; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; ytterbium; 1534 nm; 3 mm; 4.1 dB; Ag; Er3+-doped phosphate glass; PO4:Er; PO4:Yb; Yb3+-doped phosphate glass; compact waveguide amplifier; field-assisted Ag+ diffusion; glass waveguide amplifier; high-performance waveguide amplifier; optical waveguide amplifier; waveguide channels; Chromium; Erbium; Glass; Optical amplifiers; Optical planar waveguides; Optical waveguides; Particle beam optics; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Sputtering; Stimulated emission; Erbium-doped glass; ion diffusion; optical planar waveguide; phosphate glass; waveguide amplifier; ytterbium-doped glass;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2004.836350
  • Filename
    1359926
    • Link To Document
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