Tellurium dioxide Erbium doped planar rib waveguide amplifiers with net gain and 2.8 dB/cm internal gain

Opt Express. 2010 Aug 30;18(18):19192-200. doi: 10.1364/OE.18.019192.

Abstract

We report for the first time Erbium doped Tellurium dioxide single-mode planar rib waveguide amplifiers with net fiber to fiber gain and wide bandwidth operation. Peak internal gains of up to 14 dB have been achieved in 5 cm long rib waveguides (2.8 dB/cm) fabricated by co-sputtering of Tellurium and Erbium in an oxygen ambient and reactive ion etching.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't