Abstract
The authors report the design, fabrication, and study of a fully monolithic solid-state amplifier based on a neodymium doped sol-gel tapered rib waveguide with a thin guiding layer of 360 nm. Signal (1064 nm) and pump (803 nm) light were coupled into and out of the amplifier by grating couplers. A gain of 4.8 dB (3.75 dB net internal gain) was obtained from a 1 cm long device.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 161125 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 90 |
Issue number | 16 |
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State | Published - 2007 |