Towards on-chip high index contrast rare-earth-doped potassium double tungstate amplifiers

Mustafa Akin Sefunc, Valentina Vaiti, Meindert Dijkstra, Frans Segerink, Sonia M. Garcia-Blanco

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Abstract

The monoclinic double tungstate crystals are good candidates as host materials for rare-earth ions. Thanks to their crystalline nature, clustering of doping ions is avoided. High concentrations of active ions can therefore be achieved, which, together with the large absorption and emission cross sections of the active ions in these materials, leads to compact and efficient on-chip amplifiers and lasers. However, the fabrication of integrated on-chip waveguide amplifiers and lasers integrated with dielectrics or semiconductors is challenging. In this work, we will present our current efforts on the development of on-chip high index contrast waveguide amplifiers in rare-earth ion doped potassium double tungstates.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICTON 2015 - 17th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks
PublisherIEEE
Volume2015-August
ISBN (Electronic)9781467378802
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Aug 2015
Event17th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2015 - Budapest, Hungary
Duration: 5 Jul 20159 Jul 2015
Conference number: 17

Conference

Conference17th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2015
Abbreviated titleICTON
Country/TerritoryHungary
CityBudapest
Period5/07/159/07/15

Keywords

  • bonding
  • heterogeneous integration
  • high contrast waveguide
  • optical amplifier
  • polishing
  • potassium double tungstate

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