Title :
1-cm2-size Er-doped waveguide based on bismuthate glass for compact amplifier with >15 dB gain at whole C-band
Author :
Kondo, Y. ; Ono, M. ; Kageyama, J. ; Reyes, M. ; Hayashi, H. ; Sugimoto, N.
Author_Institution :
Asahi Glass Co. Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
A 1-cm2 size spiral Er-doped waveguide chip having gain values of >15 dB and output powers higher than 12 dBm at the whole C-band is realized by using a multicomponent bismuthate glass waveguide.
Keywords :
amplifiers; bismuth compounds; erbium; optical communication equipment; optical glass; optical planar waveguides; waveguide lasers; C-band; compact amplifier; erbium-doped waveguide amplifier; multicomponent bismuthate glass waveguide; optical telecommunication networks; spiral waveguide chip; Erbium; Gain; Glass; Optical amplifiers; Optical films; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Spirals; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.193180
