DocumentCode
2991801
Title
Optical Rib Waveguide Structures Based on (Lu, Gd) Co-doped KY(WO4 )2 : Yb Epitaxial Layers
Author
Gardillou, Florent ; Romanyuk, Yaroslav E. ; Borca, Camelia N. ; Pollnau, Markus ; Salathe, Rene-Paul
Author_Institution
Advanced Photonics Laboratory, Institute of Imaging and Applied Optics, Ecole Polytechnique Féderale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. florent.gardillou@epfl.ch
fYear
2006
fDate
24-28 Sept. 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Co-doping KY(WO4 )2 : Yb layers with Lu and Gd increases 10x the refractive-index-contrast with respect to KY(WO4 )2 substrates. These results pave the way for integrated optical circuits in this promising material.
Keywords
Absorption; Crystallization; Optical materials; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Particle beam optics; Refractive index; Substrates;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN
978-2-912328-39-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801188
Filename
4801188
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