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Zhang Z, Liu R, Wang W, Yan K, Yang Z, Song M, Wu D, Xu P, Wang X, Wang R. On-chip Er-doped Ta 2O 5 waveguide amplifiers with a high internal net gain. OPTICS LETTERS 2023; 48:5799-5802. [PMID: 37910762 DOI: 10.1364/ol.499779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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We designed and fabricated a double-layered structure Er3+:Ta2O5 waveguide and investigated its optical amplification performance in C band. The pump laser threshold for zero gain at 1533 nm was 2.5 mW, and the internal net gain was ∼4.63 dB/cm for a lunched pump power of 36.1 mW at 980 nm and signal input power of -30.0 dBm (1 µW). The relationship between the internal gain and the signal input power was also investigated, and a large internal net gain of 10.58 dB/cm was achieved at a signal input power of ∼-47.1 dBm. The results confirm the potentials of the use of Ta2O5 as a host material for optical waveguide amplification.
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Rojas-León I, Christmann J, Schwan S, Ziese F, Sanna S, Mollenhauer D, Rosemann NW, Dehnen S. Cluster-Glass for Low-Cost White-Light Emission. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2203351. [PMID: 35751178 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202203351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 06/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The development of efficient and high-brilliance white-light sources is an essential contribution to innovative emission technologies. Materials exhibiting strong nonlinear optical properties, in particular second-harmonic generation (SHG) or white-light generation (WLG), have therefore been investigated with great activity in recent times. While many new approaches have been reported until now, the processability of the compounds remains a challenge. Here, a new class of materials, denoted as "cluster-glass", which do not only show superior white-light emission properties upon irradiation by an inexpensive continuous-wave infrared laser diode, but can be easily accommodated in size and shape by formation of robust glassy solids, is introduced. The cluster-glass materials are fabricated by mild heating from crystalline powders of adamantane-type clusters exhibiting a quaternary, inorganic-organic hybrid cluster core [(PhSi)(CH2 )3 (PhSn)E3 ] (E = S, Se, Te). The process is fully reversible and preserves the integrity of the clusters in the glass, as proven by solution spectroscopy and recrystallization. Theoretical studies corroborate the importance of the quaternary nature of the cluster cores for the observed structural and optical phenomena. Thanks to these findings, high-brilliance white-light sources can be synthesized in form of stable, robust glass of any shape, which ultimately renders them suitable for everyday's applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Irán Rojas-León
- Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, DE-35032, Marburg, Germany
- Scientific Center of Materials Science, Philipps University Marburg, DE-35032, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, DE-35032, Marburg, Germany
- Scientific Center of Materials Science, Philipps University Marburg, DE-35032, Marburg, Germany
| | - Sebastian Schwan
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, DE-35392, Giessen, Germany
- Center for Materials Research (ZfM), Justus-Liebig University Giessen, DE-35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Center for Materials Research (ZfM), Justus-Liebig University Giessen, DE-35392, Giessen, Germany
- Institute for Theoretical Physics, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, DE-35392, Giessen, Germany
| | - Simone Sanna
- Center for Materials Research (ZfM), Justus-Liebig University Giessen, DE-35392, Giessen, Germany
- Institute for Theoretical Physics, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, DE-35392, Giessen, Germany
| | - Doreen Mollenhauer
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, DE-35392, Giessen, Germany
- Center for Materials Research (ZfM), Justus-Liebig University Giessen, DE-35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Light Technology Institute, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, DE-76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
| | - Stefanie Dehnen
- Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, DE-35032, Marburg, Germany
- Scientific Center of Materials Science, Philipps University Marburg, DE-35032, Marburg, Germany
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