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Novel Chemically Stable Er3+-Yb3+ Codopded Phosphate Glass for Ion-Exchanged Active Waveguide Devices |
CHEN Bao-Yu;ZHAO Shi-Long;HU Li-Li |
Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Shanghai 201800 |
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CHEN Bao-Yu, ZHAO Shi-Long, HU Li-Li 2003 Chin. Phys. Lett. 20 2056-2057 |
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Abstract A novel Er3+-Yb3+ codoped phosphate glass, which combines good chemical durability with good spectroscopic properties, is developed for the ion-exchange process. The relevant properties of this glass are presented for reference in the design and modeling of ion-exchanged active waveguide devices. The weight-loss rate of this glass is 1.45 x 10-5g.cm-2.h-1 in boiling water, which is comparable to that of Kigre's Q-246 silicate glass. The emission cross section of Er3+ in this glass is calculated to be 0.72 x 10-20cm2 using the McCumber theory. It is found that a planar waveguide with three modes at 632.8 nm is readily realized in this glass from our primary ion-exchange experiments.
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Keywords:
81.05.Kf
42.70.Hj
74.25.Gz
78.20.-e
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Published: 01 November 2003
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PACS: |
81.05.Kf
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(Glasses (including metallic glasses))
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42.70.Hj
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(Laser materials)
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74.25.Gz
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(Optical properties)
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78.20.-e
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(Optical properties of bulk materials and thin films)
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