Energy Migration Governs Upconversion Losses in Er3+-doped Integrated Amplifiers

L. Agazzi, J. Bradley, F. Ay, A. Kahn, H. Scheife, G. Huber, R.M. de Ridder, Kerstin Worhoff, Markus Pollnau

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    Abstract

    At high Er3+ doping, electric dipole-dipole interactions between neighboring ions such as energy migration and energy-transfer upconversion (ETU) take place, thereby reducing the population inversion and negatively affecting the gain performance of the amplifier. These effects are investigated by lifetime and gain measurements respectively, in Al2O3:Er3+ waveguides and analyzed the results in the frame of the microscopic model developed by Zubenko et al.
    Original languageUndefined
    Title of host publicationConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe
    Place of PublicationMunich
    PublisherIEEE
    PagesCE1.3 MON
    Number of pages1
    ISBN (Print)978-1-42444-079-5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2009
    EventConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe - Munich, Germany
    Duration: 14 Jun 200919 Jun 2009

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    PublisherIEEE

    Conference

    ConferenceConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe
    Period14/06/0919/06/09
    Other14-19 June 2009

    Keywords

    • METIS-265798
    • IOMS-APD: Active Photonic Devices
    • EWI-17453
    • IR-69945

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