Title :
Neodymium doped ultrathin sol-gel tapered channel waveguide amplifier on Silicon substrate
Author :
Peled, Asher ; Nathan, Menachem ; Tsukernik, Alexander ; Ruschin, Shlomo
Author_Institution :
Tel Aviv Univ., Tel Aviv
Abstract :
We report on a fully monolithic Neodymium doped sol-gel tapered rib waveguide amplifier. Signal and pump were coupled by grating couplers. A gain of 4.8 dB (3.75 dB net gain) was obtained from a 1cm long device.
Keywords :
amplifiers; diffraction gratings; optical couplers; optical waveguides; gain; gain 4.8 dB; grating couplers; monolithic solid-state amplifier; sol-gel method; tapered rib waveguide; ultrathin tapered channel waveguide amplifier; Couplers; Gratings; Neodymium; Optical amplifiers; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453113
