Title :
Observation of 1300-nm luminescence and amplification in praseodymium-doped ZrO2 dielectric waveguides
Author :
Johnson, Klein L. ; Gopinath, Anand ; Ford, Carol ; Ramberg, Randy ; Vreze, Lance
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis, MN, USA
Abstract :
We propose here a new material system to serve as host for Pr3+ dopant ions in planar and channel waveguide devices, which may include waveguide lasers, superluminescent light sources, and waveguide amplifiers. We report on light emission and amplification in Pr3+/Yb3+ co-doped ZrO2 films pumped at 975 nm. We have fabricated slab- and stripe-loaded channel waveguides with doped ZrO2 as the guide region
Keywords :
impurity absorption spectra; infrared spectra; optical films; photoluminescence; praseodymium; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; ytterbium; zirconium compounds; 1300 nm; 975 nm; Pr3+ dopant ions; Pr3+/Yb3+ co-doped ZrO2 films; ZrO2 guide region; ZrO2:Pr,Yb; amplification; light emission; luminescence; material system; optical channel waveguide devices; optical planar waveguide devices; praseodymium-doped ZrO2 dielectric waveguides; slab-loaded channel waveguides; solid waveguide lasers; stripe-loaded channel waveguides; superluminescent light sources; waveguide amplifiers; waveguide lasers; Dielectrics; Doping; Electrons; Glass; Laser excitation; Light sources; Luminescence; Phonons; Planar waveguides; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication. OFC 97., Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-480-7
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1997.719829
