Title :
Energy-transfer processes in Al2O3:Er3+ waveguide amplifiers
Author :
Agazzi, L. ; Wörhoff, K. ; Pollnau, M.
Author_Institution :
Integrated Opt. Microsyst. Group, Univ. of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
The influence of migration-accelerated energy-transfer upconversion and fast luminescence quenching on the performance of Al2O3:Er3+ waveguide amplifiers is investigated. Results indicate that the latter has the stronger impact on the amplifier small-signal gain.
Keywords :
Gain; Gain measurement; Ions; Luminescence; Optical amplifiers; Optical waveguides; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
