Neodymium-complex-doped, photo-defined polymer channel waveguide amplifiers

J. Yang; Mart Diemeer; D. Geskus; G. Sengo; Markus Pollnau; A. Driessen

Neodymium-complex-doped, photo-defined polymer channel waveguide amplifiers

J. Yang, Mart Diemeer, D. Geskus, G. Sengo, Markus Pollnau, A. Driessen

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Abstract

Polymer-based, 6-FDA/epoxy channel waveguides doped with a Nd complex, $Nd(TTA)_3phen$, are fabricated by a simple and reproducible procedure mainly based on spin coating and photo-definition. Photoluminescence at 1060 nm from the $Nd^{3+}$ ions with a lifetime of 130 μs is observed. Optical gain at 1060 nm is demonstrated in channel waveguides with different $Nd^{3+}$ concentrations. By accounting for the waveguide loss, an internal net gain of 8 dB is demonstrated for a 5.6-cm-long channel waveguide amplifier. Due to the nature of the $Nd^{3+}$ complex, energy-transfer upconversion affects the gain only at $Nd^{3+}$ concentrations above 1×$10^{20}cm^{-3}$.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 13th Annual Symposium of the IEEE LEOS Benelux Chapter
Editors	Kerstin Worhoff, L. Agazzi, N. Ismail, X Leijtens
Place of Publication	Enschede, The Netherlands
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	123-126
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	978-90-365-2768-2
Publication status	Published - 27 Nov 2008
Event	13th Annual Symposium of the IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter 2008 - Enschede, Netherlands Duration: 27 Nov 2008 → 28 Nov 2008 Conference number: 13

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Name
Publisher	IEEE LEOS Benelux Chapter
Number	2008/14935

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Conference	13th Annual Symposium of the IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter 2008
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Enschede
Period	27/11/08 → 28/11/08

Keywords

IOMS-PIT: PHOTONICS INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGY
METIS-255024
IR-62626
EWI-14641

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Yang, J., Diemeer, M., Geskus, D., Sengo, G., Pollnau, M., & Driessen, A. (2008). Neodymium-complex-doped, photo-defined polymer channel waveguide amplifiers. In K. Worhoff, L. Agazzi, N. Ismail, & X. Leijtens (Eds.), Proceedings of the 13th Annual Symposium of the IEEE LEOS Benelux Chapter (pp. 123-126). IEEE. http://eprints.eemcs.utwente.nl/secure2/14641/01/Yang_J._Proc._IEEE_LEOS_Nov_08,_Enschede,_Pp_123-126_Poster.pdf

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Yang, J, Diemeer, M, Geskus, D, Sengo, G, Pollnau, M & Driessen, A 2008, Neodymium-complex-doped, photo-defined polymer channel waveguide amplifiers. in K Worhoff, L Agazzi, N Ismail & X Leijtens (eds), Proceedings of the 13th Annual Symposium of the IEEE LEOS Benelux Chapter. IEEE, Enschede, The Netherlands, pp. 123-126, 13th Annual Symposium of the IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter 2008, Enschede, Netherlands, 27/11/08. <http://eprints.eemcs.utwente.nl/secure2/14641/01/Yang_J._Proc._IEEE_LEOS_Nov_08,_Enschede,_Pp_123-126_Poster.pdf>

Neodymium-complex-doped, photo-defined polymer channel waveguide amplifiers. / Yang, J.; Diemeer, Mart; Geskus, D. et al.
Proceedings of the 13th Annual Symposium of the IEEE LEOS Benelux Chapter. ed. / Kerstin Worhoff; L. Agazzi; N. Ismail; X Leijtens. Enschede, The Netherlands: IEEE, 2008. p. 123-126.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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