Title :
Optical gain at 1.5 /spl mu/m in nanocrystal Si sensitized, Er-doped silica waveguide using top-pumping 470 nm LED
Author :
Lee, Jinku ; Shin, Jung H. ; Park, Namkyoo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
We demonstrate optical gain at 1.5 /spl mu/m in Si nanocrystal-sensitized, Er-doped silica waveguide using a commercial, low-cost 470 nm LED in top-pumping configuration. Experimental evidence of full inversion with maximum possible gain of 3 dB/cm is presented.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; erbium; light emitting diodes; nanostructured materials; optical communication equipment; optical materials; optical pumping; silicon; solid lasers; 1.5 micron; 470 nm; Er-doped silica waveguide; LED; Si; SiO/sub 2/:Er; light emitting diode; nanocrystal; optical gain; optical pumping;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
