Tellurium dioxide Erbium doped planar rib waveguide amplifiers with net gain and 2.8dB/cm internal gain

Khu Vu*, Steve Madden

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    Abstract

    We report for the first time Erbium doped Tellurium dioxide single-mode planar rib waveguide amplifiers with net fiber to fiber gain and wide bandwidth operation. Peak internal gains of up to 14dB have been achieved in 5cm long rib waveguides (2.8dB/cm) fabricated by co-sputtering of Tellurium and Erbium in an oxygen ambient and reactive ion etching.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)19192 - 19200
    Number of pages9
    JournalOptics Express
    Volume18
    Issue number18
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010

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