Performance analysis of nanocluster-Si sensitized Er-doped waveguide amplifier using top-pumped 470nm LED

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 9881-9889

  Lee, Hansuek ^a   Shin, Jung H ^b   Park, Namkyoo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERBIUM; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

DESIGN PARAMETERS; NANOCRYSTAL-SI (NC-SI); PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 28044450128     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.009881     Document Type: Article

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