Improved gain performance in Yb3+-sensitized Er3+-doped alumina (Al2O3) channel optical waveguide amplifiers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 345-349

  Chryssou, C E ^a,b,c,d   Di Pasquale, F ^b,e,f   Pitt, C W ^b,g  

^a NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^g University College London ^*

Author keywords

Erbium materials devices; Finite elements; Optical amplifiers; Signal amplification; Ytterbium materials devices

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE AMPLIFIERS;

ALGORITHMS; ALUMINA; AMPLIFICATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GAIN CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; RUNGE KUTTA METHODS;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0035270237     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.918886     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. 3+-doped planar waveguide amplifier," IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 8, pp. 518-520, 1996.
2. T. Kitagawa, K. Hattori, M. Shimizu, Y. Ohmori, and M. Kobyashi, "Guided-wave laser on Erbium-doped silica planar lightwave circuit," Electron. Lett., vol. 27, pp. 334-335, 1991.
3. 3 waveguides on silicon," Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 68, pp. 1886-1888, 1996.
4. 3 films," Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 62, no. 24, pp. 3065-3067, 1993.
5. 3 thin films by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) exhibiting A 55-nm optical bandwidth," IEEE J Quantum Electron., vol. 34, pp. 282-285, 1998.
6. 3 waveguides," J. Appl. Phys., vol. 79, 1996.
7. 3) channel optical waveguide amplifiers tor WDM systems," Fiber Int. Opt., vol. 18, pp. 167-178, 1999.
8. 3+-doped channel optical waveguide amplifiers for WDM systems: A comparison of tellurite, alumina, and Al/P silicate materials," IEEE J. Select. Topics Quantum Electron. (Special Issue on Integrated Optoelectronics), vol. 6, pp. 114-121, 2000.
9. 3 thin films and sapphire crystals," Proc. Inst Elect. Eng. - Optoelectron., vol. 145, pp. 325-330, 1998.
10. 3- co-doped glass waveguide amplifiers," IEEE J. Quantum Electron., vol. 30, pp. 2127-2131, 1994.
11. T. Tellert, F. Di Pasquale, and M. Federighi, "Theoretical analysis of the dynamic behavior of highly-efficient Erbium/Ytterbium codoped fiber lasers," IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 8, pp. 1462-1464, 1996.
12. S. Taccheo, G. Sorbello, S Longhi, and P. Laporta, "Measurement of the energy transfer and upconversion constants in Er-Yb-doped phosphate glass," Opt. Quantum Electron., vol. 31, pp. 249-262, 1999.
13. 12," J. Opt. Soc. Amer. B, Opt Phys. vol. 7, pp. 1456-1462, 1990.
14. 3+-doped fiber amplifiers," IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 6, pp. 383-385, 1994.
15. 3 waveguides," Appl. Opt., vol. 36, pp. 3338-3341, 1997.
16. 3+ doped crystals for laser applications," IEEE J. Quantum Electron., vol. 29, pp. 1179-1190, 1993.