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Production and characterization of Tm3+/Yb3+ codoped waveguides based on PbO–GeO2 thin films
- Source :
- Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), instacron:USP
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2014.
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Abstract
- Fabrication and optical characterization of Tm 3+ /Yb 3+ codoped PbO–GeO 2 (PGO) pedestal-type waveguides are investigated in this work. It is important to mention that, to the best of authors’ knowledge, the use of PGO pedestal-type waveguide has not been studied before. PGO thin films codoped with Tm 3+ and Yb 3+ were obtained through RF magnetron sputtering technique. The pedestal profile was obtained using conventional optical lithography procedures, followed by plasma etching and sputtering deposition. The profile of Tm 3+ /Yb 3+ codoped PGO waveguides was observed by means of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) measurements. Also the infrared and infrared-to-visible frequency upconversion luminescences of Tm 3+ ions were measured exciting the samples with a cw 980 nm diode laser. Propagation losses around 11 dB/cm and 9 dB/cm were obtained at 630 and 1050 nm, respectively, for waveguides in the 20–100 μm width range. Single-mode propagation was observed for waveguides width up to 12 μm and 7 μm, at 1050 nm and 630 nm, respectively; larger waveguides width provided multi-mode propagation. The present results corroborate the possibility of using Tm 3+ /Yb 3+ codoped PGO thin films as active waveguide for photonic applications.
Details
- ISSN :
- 09258388
- Volume :
- 586
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Alloys and Compounds
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....fbb055b98a196906f4c2a1574be653f4