Cooperative upconversion and optical gain in ion-beam sputter-deposited ErxY2-xSiO5 waveguides

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 7724-7731

  Suh, Kiseok ^a   Lee, Minkyung ^a   Chang, Jee Soo ^a   Lee, Hansuek ^b   Park, Namkyoo ^b   Sung, Gun Yong ^c   Shin, Jung H ^a  

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

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; ION BEAMS; OPTICAL GAIN; OPTICAL PUMPING; RAPID THERMAL ANNEALING; SILICATES; THIN FILMS; WAVEGUIDES;

COOPERATIVE UPCONVERSION; CRYSTALLINE NATURE; EMISSION CROSS SECTION; ER CONCENTRATIONS; ION BEAM SPUTTER DEPOSITED; POLYCRYSTALLINE; RIDGE-TYPE WAVEGUIDES; SILICATE THIN FILMS;

ERBIUM;

EID: 77950874699     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.007724     Document Type: Article

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