Dual-functional polymeric waveguide with optical amplification and electro-optic modulation

Dechang An; ZuZhou Yue; Ray T. Chen

doi:10.1117/12.298244

22 December 1997 Dual-functional polymeric waveguide with optical amplification and electro-optic modulation

Dechang An, ZuZhou Yue, Ray T. Chen

Proceedings Volume 3290, Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits II; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.298244
Event: Optoelectronics and High-Power Lasers and Applications, 1998, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Optical amplification and electro-optic modulation have been observed simultaneously in one polymeric material photo-lime gel which has been used as a volume holographic material to produce dichromated gelatin (DCG) films. In this paper, the dual functions were achieved by doping neodymium chloride hexahydrate (NdCl₃(DOT)6H₂O) and chlorophenol red (C₁₉H₁₂Cl₂O₅S). The optimized doping concentrations of Nd⁺³ and chlorophenol red were 6.7 X 10¹⁹/cm³ and 23% respectively. We observed a gain of 3.8 dB at 1.04 micrometers and an electro-optic coefficient of 30 pm/V at 633 nm. The experimental results confirms that the co-doping process does not degrade the respective functions of Nd⁺³ for optical amplification and chlorophenol red for electro-optic modulation.

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Dechang An, ZuZhou Yue, and Ray T. Chen "Dual-functional polymeric waveguide with optical amplification and electro-optic modulation", Proc. SPIE 3290, Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits II, (22 December 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.298244

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