Open AccessFemtosecond laser written optical waveguide amplifier in phospho-tellurite glass
Author(s) -
Toney Teddy Fernandez,
Shane M. Eaton,
Giuseppe Della Valle,
Rebeca Martínez Vázquez,
Mehrdad Irannejad,
Gin Jose,
Animesh Jha,
Giulio Cerullo,
Roberto Osellame,
P. Laporta
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.18.020289
Subject(s) - femtosecond , materials science , optics , laser , amplifier , optical amplifier , optoelectronics , net gain , waveguide , bandwidth (computing) , telecommunications , physics , cmos , computer science
We report on the first demonstration of an optical waveguide amplifier in phospho-tellurite glass providing net gain at 1.5 μm. The device was fabricated using a high repetition rate femtosecond laser and exhibited internal gain across 100-nm bandwidth covering the entire C + L telecom bands.