Ceramization of erbium activated planar waveguides by bottom up technique

被引：1

作者：

Jestin, Y. ^{[1
]}

Arfuso-Duverger, C. ^{[2
]}

Armellini, C. ^{[1
]}

Boulard, B. ^{[2
]}

Chiappini, A. ^{[3
]}

Chiasera, A. ^{[1
]}

Ferrari, M. ^{[1
]}

Moser, E. ^{[3
]}

Conti, G. Nunzi ^{[4
]}

Pelli, S. ^{[4
]}

Peron, O. ^{[2
]}

Retoux, R. ^{[5
]}

Righini, G. C. ^{[6
]}

机构：

[1] Ist Foton & Nanotechnol, CNR, CSMFO Grp, Via Sommarive 14, I-38050 Trento, Italy

[2] Univ Maine, Lab Oxydes & Fluorures, UMR CNRS 6010, F-72085 Le Mans 9, France

[3] Univ Trento, CSMFO Grp, Dipartimento Fis, I-38050 Trento, Italy

[4] IFAC CNR, Nello Carrara Inst Appl Phys, Optoelect Technol Lab, I-50019 Florence, Italy

[5] ENSICAEN, UMR 6508, Lab CRISMAT, F-14040 Caen 4, France

[6] CNR, Dept Mat & Devices, I-00185 Rome, Italy

来源：

OPTICAL COMPONENTS AND MATERIALS IV | 2007年 / 6469卷

关键词：

planar waveguides; erbium; sol-gel; nanocrystals; low loss; silica-hafnia; bottom up technique;

D O I：

10.1117/12.702057

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

Silica-hafnia glass-ceramics waveguides activated by Er3+ ions were fabricated by the bottom up technique. Hafnia nanocrystals were first prepared by colloidal route and then mixed in a silica-hafnia:Er2+ sol. The resulting sol was deposited by dip coating on a silica substrate. Optical spectroscopy showed that after incorporation of the nanocrystal in a glassy waveguide and an adapted heat treatment, erbium ions tends to migrate toward hafnia nanocrystals. Analysis of the luminescence properties has demonstrated that erbium ions are, at least partially, trapped in a crystalline phase. Losses measurements at different wavelengths highlight a very low attenuation coefficient indicating that this nanostructured material is suitable for a single band waveguide amplifier in the C band of telecommunication.

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