Fabrication of rare-earth doped sol-gel based composite planar optical waveguides on glass

S. R. Natarajan; Talabuttala Srinivas; M. J. Joseph; Ananth Selvarajan

doi:10.1117/12.328757

4 December 1998 Fabrication of rare-earth-doped sol-gel-based composite planar optical waveguides on glass

S. R. Natarajan, Talabuttala Srinivas, M. J. Joseph, Ananth Selvarajan

Proceedings Volume 3491, 1998 International Conference on Applications of Photonic Technology III: Closing the Gap between Theory, Development, and Applications; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.328757
Event: 1998 International Conference on Applications of Photonic Technology, 1998, Ottawa, Canada

Abstract

Incorporation of active materials, such as Neodymium (Nd³⁺) and Erbium (Er³⁺) in suitable host media has potential applications in lasers and amplifiers. We have fabricated composite planar waveguides on glass substrates doped with Nd³⁺ and Er³⁺ ions using the sol-gel process. The composite sol-gel was prepared using polyvinylpyrrolidone as the organic part, while Tetraethyl orthosilicate and Titanium isopropoxide formed the inorganic part. The samples were prism coupled and it was found that they supported single mode at (lambda) equals 633 nm. Gain measurement of the Nd³⁺ samples have also been carried out.

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S. R. Natarajan, Talabuttala Srinivas, M. J. Joseph, and Ananth Selvarajan "Fabrication of rare-earth-doped sol-gel-based composite planar optical waveguides on glass", Proc. SPIE 3491, 1998 International Conference on Applications of Photonic Technology III: Closing the Gap between Theory, Development, and Applications, (4 December 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.328757

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