Radiative transitions and optical gains in Er3/Yb3+ codoped acid-resistant ion exchanged germanate glass channel waveguides

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 357-363

  Yang, D L ^a,b   Pun, E Y B ^a   Chen, B J ^b   Lin, H ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b DALIAN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ERBIUM; GLASS; IONS; JUDD-OFELT THEORY; OPTICAL GAIN; PLASMA FILLED WAVEGUIDES; SUBSTRATES; WAVEGUIDES;

GRATING WAVEGUIDES; INTEGRATED OPTICAL DEVICES; ION-EXCHANGE TECHNOLOGY; JUDD-OFELT PARAMETERS; LOW PHONON ENERGIES; RADIATIVE TRANSITIONS; SIGNAL ENHANCEMENT; WAVEGUIDE AMPLIFIERS;

ION EXCHANGE;

EID: 60549112748     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.26.000357     Document Type: Article

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