Dual-functional polymeric waveguide with optical amplification and electro-optic modulation

Optical amplification and first-order electro-optic effect have been observed simultaneously in one polymeric material photolime gel which has been used widely as a volume holographic material to produce dichromated gelatin films. In this letter, the dual functions were achieved by doping neodymium...

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Published in:Applied physics letters 1998-06, Vol.72 (22), p.2806-2807
Main Authors: An, Dechang, Yue, Zuzhou, Chen, Ray T.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Optical amplification and first-order electro-optic effect have been observed simultaneously in one polymeric material photolime gel which has been used widely as a volume holographic material to produce dichromated gelatin films. In this letter, the dual functions were achieved by doping neodymium chloride hexahydrate and chlorophenol red. The optimized doping concentration of Nd+3 is 6.7×1019 cm−3. The weight percentage of chlorophenol red is 23%. We observed a 3.8 dB of optical gain at 1.06 μm and an electro-optic coefficient of 22 pm/V at 633 nm.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.121464