New Er-doped phosphate glass for ion-exchange active waveguides: accurate determination of the refractive index

Authors
Ramponi, R Osellame, R Marangoni, M Sorbello, G Laporta, P Jiang, S Hu, Y Peyghambarian, N
Citation
R. Ramponi et al., New Er-doped phosphate glass for ion-exchange active waveguides: accurate determination of the refractive index, OPT MATER, 14(4), 2000, pp. 291-296
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
OPTICAL MATERIALS
ISSN journal
09253467 → ACNP
Volume
14
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
291 - 296
Database
ISI
SICI code
0925-3467(200008)14:4<291:NEPGFI>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The optical properties of a new Er-doped glass for ion-exchange active wave guides have been characterized, including fluorescence lifetime, Ag-Na diff usion coefficient, and refractive index. In particular, the Sellmeier curve was determined from the visible to the near infrared by means of a non-con ventional method based on the measurement of the output angle of radiation modes propagating within the substrate. An accuracy of about 1 x 10(-4) for the determination of the refractive index is obtained. (C) 2000 Elsevier S cience B.V. All rights reserved.