Rare Earth Doped Silica for Integrated Optical Waveguide Lasers and Amplifiers

Bebbington, John A (1993) Rare Earth Doped Silica for Integrated Optical Waveguide Lasers and Amplifiers. PhD thesis, University of Glasgow.

Abstract

The aim of the project was to realise rare earth doped planar silica waveguide lasers. Research centred on two rare earth ions: neodymium taking advantage of the four level laser system near 1.05 mum and erbium with emission at 1.54 mum, in the important third telecommunication window. Research concentrated on SiO2-P2O5 glass films fabricated by the flame hydrolysis of SiCl4 and PCI3. The resultant low density glass soot was deposited onto silica or oxidised silicon substrates, which was then sintered at temperatures up to 1350

• Item Type: Thesis (PhD)
• Qualification Level: Doctoral
• Additional Information: Adviser: Stewart Aitchison
• Keywords: Optics, Condensed matter physics
• Date of Award: 1993
• Depositing User: Enlighten Team
• Unique ID: glathesis:1993-74857
• Copyright: Copyright of this thesis is held by the author.
• Date Deposited: 27 Sep 2019 15:49
• Last Modified: 27 Sep 2019 15:49
• URI: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/id/eprint/74857