Graded index polymer waveguide amplifier working at lambda=1.06um

Ray T. Chen; Winston Ho; Daniel P. Robinson

doi:10.1117/12.139184

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14 January 1993 Graded index polymer waveguide amplifier working at lambda=1.06um

Ray T. Chen, Winston Ho, Daniel P. Robinson

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Proceedings Volume 1774, Nonconducting Photopolymers and Applications; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.139184
Event: San Diego '92, 1992, San Diego, CA, United States

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In this paper, we report the first graded index (GRIN) polymer waveguide amplifier working at 1.06 micrometers wavelength using Nd:photolime gel material combination. 8.5 dB gain was observed using a 2.2 cm waveguide length with Nd+++ concentration of 1.03 (DOT) 10²⁰/cm³. A tunable Ti:Sapphire laser was used as a pumping source. The success of this demonstration together with the previously reported results on GRIN polymer passive and active devices, provide us the full capability of integrating a monolithic polymer- based integrated optical circuit.

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Ray T. Chen, Winston Ho, and Daniel P. Robinson "Graded index polymer waveguide amplifier working at lambda=1.06um", Proc. SPIE 1774, Nonconducting Photopolymers and Applications, (14 January 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.139184

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