Title :
Demonstration of net gain in an erbium chloride silicate single nanowire waveguide
Author :
Zhicheng Liu ; Gejian Zhao ; Leijun Yin ; Cun-Zheng Ning
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr., Comput. & Energy Eng, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Absorption coefficient of erbium chloride silicate nanowire is studied by monitoring the decay of upconversion emission from a single nanowire waveguide. 30 dB/cm low bound for the net gain is demonstrated for erbium chloride silicate.
Keywords :
absorption coefficients; erbium compounds; nanophotonics; nanowires; optical waveguides; Er3Cl(SiO4)2; absorption coefficient; erbium chloride silicate nanowire waveguide; net gain; upconversion emission; Absorption; Erbium; Gain; Laser excitation; Materials; Optical amplifiers; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
