Erbium doped LaF3 nanoparticles incorporated in silicondioxide thin films for active integrated optical applications

R. Dekker; V Sudarsan; F.C.J.M. van Veggel; Kerstin Worhoff; A. Driessen

Erbium doped LaF3 nanoparticles incorporated in silicondioxide thin films for active integrated optical applications

R. Dekker, V Sudarsan, F.C.J.M. van Veggel, Kerstin Worhoff, A. Driessen

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We report on the low-cost processing of erbium doped lanthanum trifluoride (LaF3:Er) nanoparticles dispersed in silicondioxide (SiO2) films prepared through the sol-gel method. The influence of particle concentration and annealing temperature on the optical properties and its implications on scattering in the visible wavelength range will be discussed. Uniform, crackfree and low loss films have been obtained by spincoating multiple layers followed by several annealing steps. The lanthanum trifluoride host shields the erbium from the OH-groups present in the silicondioxide, resulting in a higher excited state lifetime of the erbium due to the reduced OH-quenching.

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Title of host publication	IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter 2004 Annual Symposium : December 2 & 3, 2004, Ghent University
Place of Publication	Ghent, Belgium
Publisher	Ghent University
Pages	295-298
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9789076546063
Publication status	Published - 2004
Event	9th Annual Symposium IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter 2004 - Ghent, Belgium Duration: 2 Dec 2004 → 3 Dec 2004 Conference number: 9

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Conference	9th Annual Symposium IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter 2004
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Ghent
Period	2/12/04 → 3/12/04

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Dekker, R, Sudarsan, V, van Veggel, FCJM, Worhoff, K & Driessen, A 2004, Erbium doped LaF3 nanoparticles incorporated in silicondioxide thin films for active integrated optical applications. in IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter 2004 Annual Symposium : December 2 & 3, 2004, Ghent University. Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, pp. 295-298, 9th Annual Symposium IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter 2004, Ghent, Belgium, 2/12/04.

Erbium doped LaF3 nanoparticles incorporated in silicondioxide thin films for active integrated optical applications. / Dekker, R.; Sudarsan, V; van Veggel, F.C.J.M. et al.
IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter 2004 Annual Symposium : December 2 & 3, 2004, Ghent University. Ghent, Belgium: Ghent University, 2004. p. 295-298.

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