• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 8, Issue 6, 1022 (2020)
Henry C. Frankis1、*, Hamidu M. Mbonde1, Dawson B. Bonneville1, Chenglin Zhang1, Richard Mateman2, Arne Leinse2, and Jonathan D. B. Bradley1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Engineering Physics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L7, Canada
  • 2LioniX International BV, Enschede AL 7500, The Netherlands
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.393912 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Henry C. Frankis, Hamidu M. Mbonde, Dawson B. Bonneville, Chenglin Zhang, Richard Mateman, Arne Leinse, Jonathan D. B. Bradley. Erbium-doped TeO2-coated Si3N4 waveguide amplifiers with 5 dB net gain: erratum[J]. Photonics Research, 2020, 8(6): 1022 Copy Citation Text show less
    Diagram of the double-side pumping setup used to measure gain on the TeO2:Er3+-coated Si3N4 chips. (b) Image of the chip showing the characteristic green light emission of erbium when pumping the paperclip waveguide.
    Fig. 2. Diagram of the double-side pumping setup used to measure gain on the TeO2:Er3+-coated Si3N4 chips. (b) Image of the chip showing the characteristic green light emission of erbium when pumping the paperclip waveguide.
    ParameterValue
    Er3+ ion concentration2.2×1020  ions/cm3
    970 nm background propagation loss2.5 dB/cm
    1470 nm background propagation loss0.25 dB/cm
    1558 nm background propagation loss0.25 dB/cm
    Launched signal power20  dBm
    Upconversion parameter2.7×1018  cm3/s
    I13/24 lifetime0.48 ms
    I11/24 lifetime0.04 ms
    970 nm absorption/emission cross section2.8/2.8×1021  cm2
    1470 nm absorption/emission cross section3.0/0.4×1021  cm2
    1558 nm absorption/emission cross section3.5/4.4×1021  cm2
    Table 1. Parameters Used for TeO2:Er3+ Rate Equation Model
    Henry C. Frankis, Hamidu M. Mbonde, Dawson B. Bonneville, Chenglin Zhang, Richard Mateman, Arne Leinse, Jonathan D. B. Bradley. Erbium-doped TeO2-coated Si3N4 waveguide amplifiers with 5 dB net gain: erratum[J]. Photonics Research, 2020, 8(6): 1022
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