Rib waveguide dye-doped polymer amplifier with up to 26 dB optical gain at 625 nm

M. A. Reilly, C. Marinelli, C. N. Morgan, R. V. Penty, I. H. White, M. Ramon, M. Ariu, R. Xia, D. D.C. Bradley

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Abstract

We report optical signal amplification in a solid-state dye-doped polymer with a rib waveguide structure. A 625 nm pulsed signal and a collinear 575 nm pump are coupled into a 1 μm × 120 μm poly(methyl methacrylate) waveguide doped with 1% by weight Rhodamine 640 dye. Depending on the signal intensity, a maximum optical gain in the 21-26 dB range is obtained from a 1.2-cm-long device, accompanied by a signal-to-noise ratio in the 9-16 dB range.

Original languageEnglish
Article number3
Pages (from-to)5137-5139
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume85
Issue number22
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Nov 2004

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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