Title :
Consolidation and homogeneity of sol-gel Er-doped waveguide amplifiers
Author :
Laliotis, A. ; Yeatman, E.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Imperial Coll. London, UK
Abstract :
This work presents evidence that extensive heat treatment on sol-gel waveguide amplifiers drastically reduces the levels of erbium ion inversion. Furthermore, porosity measurements are presented which indicate the optimum annealing conditions for glass consolidation.
Keywords :
annealing; erbium; integrated optics; optical glass; optical waveguides; porosity; sol-gel processing; SiO/sub 2/:Er; annealing; erbium ion inversion; glass consolidation; heat treatment; homogeneity; porosity; sol-gel Er-doped waveguide amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
