Title :
Luminescence from erbium ion implanted As/sup 2/S/sub 3/ planar waveguides
Author :
Fick, J. ; Knystautas, E.J. ; Villenueuve, A. ; Roorda, S.
Author_Institution :
Centre d´Opt., Photonique et Lasers, Laval Univ., Que., Canada
Abstract :
Summary form only given. To the best of our knowledge this is for the first time that luminescence of erbium implanted As/sub 2/S/sub 3/ planar waveguides is reported. The low phonon energies of this glass matrix together with its high refractive index allows for very good active properties. These preliminary results are very encouraging and we will continue the characterization of the films. The fabrication of channel waveguides, necessary for the realization of optical amplifiers, was already demonstrated and will be the next step.
Keywords :
arsenic compounds; erbium; optical fabrication; optical planar waveguides; photoluminescence; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; As/sub 2/S/sub 3/:Er; Er ion implanted As/sup 2/S/sub 3/ planar waveguide luminescence; active properties; erbium implanted As/sub 2/S/sub 3/ planar waveguides; glass matrix; high refractive index; low phonon energies; optical amplifiers; optical channel waveguide fabrication; solid lasers; Erbium; Glass; Luminescence; Optical films; Optical planar waveguides; Optical waveguides; Phonons; Planar waveguides; Refractive index; Transmission line matrix methods;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-595-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.834198
