Er3+-doped BaY2F8 crystal waveguides for broadband optical amplification at 1.5 μm.

Autor: Toccafondo, V., Cerqueira S., A., Faralli, S., Sani, E., Toncelli, A., Tonelli, M., Di Pasquale, F.
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Zdroj: Journal of Applied Physics; 1/15/2007, Vol. 101 Issue 2, p023104-N.PAG, 6p, 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Diagram, 1 Chart, 5 Graphs
Abstrakt: Integrated waveguide amplifiers based on high concentration Er3+ doped BaY2F8 crystals are numerically studied by combining a full-vectorial finite element based modal analysis and propagation-rate equations. Using realistic input data, such as the absorption/emission cross sections and Er level lifetimes measured on grown crystal samples, we investigate the amplifier performance by optimizing the total Er concentration. We predict optimum gain coefficient up to 5 dB/cm and broad amplification bandwidth exceeding 80 nm with 1480 nm pumping. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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