Abstract
Modeling results for Er3+-doped waveguide amplifiers fabricated by various ion-exchange processes are presented. The gain performance of these devices for 977 nm and 1.48 micrometers pump wavelengths are compared. Measured spectroscopic properties of a phosphate glass with Er3+ concentration of 3.7 X 1020 cm-3 are used throughout the modeling, and waveguide propagation loss of 0.1 dB/cm is used. It is shown that gain coefficients exceeding 5 dB/cm are feasible utilizing optimized ion- exchanged waveguides in this glass. The modeling is performed for glasses doped with erbium only, excluding possible ytterbium codoping.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 103-108 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
Volume | 2996 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1997 |
Event | Rare-Earth-Doped Devices - San Jose, CA, United States Duration: Feb 10 1997 → Feb 10 1997 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering