Amplification in erbium-doped silica-based planar lightwave circuits

10 September 1992

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 28 (19) , 1818-1819
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19921159

Abstract

The realisation of Er-doped glass planar waveguide amplifiers is reported. A net gain of 13.7 dB is achieved for a silica-based waveguide at a wavelength of 1.535 μm with a 0dB gain pump threshold of 25 mW.

Keywords

WAVELENGTH
SIO2:ER
1.535 MICRON
13.7 DB
PLANAR WAVEGUIDE AMPLIFIERS
PUMP THRESHOLD
GAIN
25 MW