Journal
THIN SOLID FILMS
Volume 517, Issue 24, Pages 6584-6587Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2009.04.040
Keywords
Thin films; Er-doping; YAl3(BO3)(4); Planar waveguides; Optical properties; Photoluminescence; Sol-gel deposition; Polymeric precursors
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- FAPESP [02/13748-9]
- CAPES [455/04]
- CAPES-COFECUB Brazil-French international agreement
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This paper presents the characterization of single-mode waveguides for 980 and 1550 nm wavelengths. High quality planar waveguide structure was fabricated from Y1-xErxAl3(BO3)(4) multilayer thin films with x = 0.02, 0.05, 0.1, 0.3, and 0.5, prepared through the polymeric precursor and sol-gel methods using spin-coating. The propagation losses of the planar waveguides varying from 0.63 to 0.88 dB/cm were measured at 632.8 and 1550 nm. The photoluminescence spectra and radiative lifetimes of the Er3+ I-4(13/2) energy level were measured in waveguiding geometry. For most samples the photoluminescence decay was single exponential with lifetimes in between 640 mu s and 200 mu s, depending on the erbium concentration and synthesis method. These results indicate that Er doped YAl3(BO3)(4) compounds are promising for low loss waveguides. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All fights reserved.
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