DocumentCode
1650294
Title
Energy-transfer processes in Al2 O3 :Er3+ waveguide amplifiers
Author
Agazzi, L. ; Wörhoff, K. ; Pollnau, M.
Author_Institution
Integrated Opt. Microsyst. Group, Univ. of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
The influence of migration-accelerated energy-transfer upconversion and fast luminescence quenching on the performance of Al2 O3 :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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1839-6
Type
conf
Filename
6325530
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