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Evaluation of the complex atomic susceptibility of Er3+:Ti:LiNbO3 optical waveguides in visible and near IR spectral range

N. N. PUŞCAŞ1,*

Affiliation

  1. University "Politehnica" Bucharest, Physics Department, Splaiul Independentei, 313, 060042, Bucharest, Romania

Abstract

Based on the transmission and emission experimental spectra of Er 3+ -doped Ti:LiNbO3 optical waveguides in this paper we report some experimental and theoretical results concerning the evaluation of the real and imaginary parts of the complex atomic susceptibility of the above mentioned waveguides in the visible and near IR spectral range. The absorption and emission experimental spectra were used to determine the homogeneous absorption and emission cross sections (utilising the density matrix formalism and the McCumber's theory and taking into account the Stark splitting of the levels) around 1550 nm, 980 nm and 550 nm, respectively and finally for the evaluation of the complex atomic susceptibility.

Keywords

Er 3+ -doped Ti:LiNbO 3 optical waveguides, Absorption and emission cross sections, Atomic susceptibility.

Citation

N. N. PUŞCAŞ, Evaluation of the complex atomic susceptibility of Er3+:Ti:LiNbO3 optical waveguides in visible and near IR spectral range, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 3, 11, November 2009, pp.1147-1150 (2009).

Submitted at: May 8, 2009

Accepted at: Oct. 29, 2009