Integrated optical polymer amplifiers

Edwin Y. B. Pun

doi:10.1117/12.623539

30 September 2005 Integrated optical polymer amplifiers

Edwin Y. B. Pun

Proceedings Volume 5956, Integrated Optics: Theory and Applications; 595605 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.623539
Event: Congress on Optics and Optoelectronics, 2005, Warsaw, Poland

Abstract

Polymeric optical waveguides and devices are becoming attractive for communication systems, sensors, and signal processing. Different polymers have different characteristics, and affect the fabrication processes and performances of the fabricated polymer devices. Optical waveguide amplifiers have been fabricated using erbium and ytterbium rare earth ions codopants in epoxy novalak resin. The absorption spectrum shows that the presence of Yb³⁺ ions enhances the absorption efficiency of Er³⁺ ions, and Er³⁺ luminescence at a wavelength of ~1.54μm was observed. Er³⁺-Yb³⁺ codoped polymeric channel waveguides were fabricated using electron beam direct writing and UV direct printing. With an input signal power of <-18dBm, an optical gain of 13dB at a wavelength of 1.533μm was measured in an 18mm long multimode channel waveguide.

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Edwin Y. B. Pun "Integrated optical polymer amplifiers", Proc. SPIE 5956, Integrated Optics: Theory and Applications, 595605 (30 September 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.623539

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