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A compact high-performance optical waveguide amplifier
Journal article

A compact high-performance optical waveguide amplifier

F.D. Patel, S. DiCarolis, P. Lum, S. Venkatesh and J.N. Miller
IEEE photonics technology letters, Vol.16(12), pp.2607-2609
01/12/2004
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2004.836350

Abstract

Chromium Erbium Erbium-doped glass Glass ion diffusion Optical amplifiers optical planar waveguide Optical planar waveguides Optical waveguides Particle beam optics phosphate glass Semiconductor optical amplifiers Sputtering Stimulated emission waveguide amplifier ytterbium-doped glass
A glass waveguide amplifier was constructed in an Er/sup 3+/- and Yb/sup 3+/-doped phosphate glass. The waveguide channels were defined via a field-assisted Ag/sup +/ diffusion process. A net gain of 4.1 dB was measured at 1534 nm in a 3-mm length waveguide.

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