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A study of erbium–ytterbium‐codoped polymer waveguide amplifier
Author(s) -
Zhang Dan,
Zhang Daming,
Liang Xu,
Wang Fei,
Guo Donghui
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.26193
Subject(s) - erbium , materials science , ytterbium , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , microwave , waveguide , optical amplifier , optoelectronics , reactive ion etching , absorption (acoustics) , core (optical fiber) , doping , etching (microfabrication) , optics , laser , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , telecommunications , composite material , physics , computer science , engineering , layer (electronics)
In this article, organic/inorganic hybrid matrix doped with Er 3+ ,Yb 3+ nanoparticles was synthesized and used as the core material to fabricate the waveguide amplifier. The absorption and luminescence spectra of the material were characterized. An X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis was performed to characterize the changes on the surface elemental composition of the material in the reactive ion etching processes. An embedded channel waveguides based on this material were demonstrated. Optical gains of 2.3 and 3.5 dB/cm at 1534 and 1550 nm wavelengths, respectively, were obtained in different dimensions of waveguides. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett, 2011; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.26193