Optical properties of Er3+-doped fluoride glass channel waveguides

Herve Haquin; Ion Vasilief; Gilles Fonteneau; Virginie Nazabal; Jean-Luc Adam; Stephan Guy; Bernard Jacquier; Maurice Couchaud; Maurice Rabarot; Laurent Fulbert

doi:10.1117/12.532846

14 June 2004 Optical properties of Er3+-doped fluoride glass channel waveguides

Herve Haquin, Ion Vasilief, Gilles Fonteneau, Virginie Nazabal, Jean-Luc Adam, Stephan Guy, Bernard Jacquier, Maurice Couchaud, Maurice Rabarot, Laurent Fulbert

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Proceedings Volume 5350, Optical Components and Materials; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.532846
Event: Integrated Optoelectronic Devices 2004, 2004, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The latest results on the preparation and characterization of Er³⁺-doped fluoride glass channel waveguides are presented. The waveguides are prepared by means of ion exchange between fluoride and chloride ions, through a silica mask, on ZBLA (ZrF₄-BaF₂-LaF₃-AlF₃) fluoride glass substrate. Single mode propagation is demonstrated at 1.55 μm for a 10-mm long, 5-μm wide waveguide. Propagation losses are found to be not greater than 0.28 dB/cm. An "on/off' gain of 3.9 dB is measured at the output of a 1% Er³⁺-4% Ce³⁺-doped fluoride waveguide, with about 240 mW incident pump power at 980 nm. Modelisation studies show that net gain could be achieved in (Er³⁺, Ce³⁺) doubly-doped and (Er³⁺, Ce³⁺, Yb³⁺) triply doped fluoride waveguides.

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Herve Haquin, Ion Vasilief, Gilles Fonteneau, Virginie Nazabal, Jean-Luc Adam, Stephan Guy, Bernard Jacquier, Maurice Couchaud, Maurice Rabarot, and Laurent Fulbert "Optical properties of Er3+-doped fluoride glass channel waveguides", Proc. SPIE 5350, Optical Components and Materials, (14 June 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.532846

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