中国物理B ›› 2018, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (11): 114218-114218.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/27/11/114218

• ELECTROMAGNETISM, OPTICS, ACOUSTICS, HEAT TRANSFER, CLASSICAL MECHANICS, AND FLUID DYNAMICS • 上一篇    下一篇

Polymer waveguide thermo-optical switch with loss compensation based on NaYF4: 18% Yb3+, 2% Er3+ nanocrystals

Gui-Chao Xing(邢桂超), Mei-Ling Zhang(张美玲), Tong-He Sun(孙潼鹤), Yue-Wu Fu(符越吾), Ya-Li Huang(黄雅莉), Jian Shao(邵健), Jing-Rong Liu(刘静蓉), Fei Wang(王菲), Da-Ming Zhang(张大明)   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
  • 收稿日期:2018-04-25 修回日期:2018-07-23 出版日期:2018-11-05 发布日期:2018-11-05
  • 通讯作者: Fei Wang E-mail:wang_fei@jlu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:

    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61475061 and 61575076).

Polymer waveguide thermo-optical switch with loss compensation based on NaYF4: 18% Yb3+, 2% Er3+ nanocrystals

Gui-Chao Xing(邢桂超), Mei-Ling Zhang(张美玲), Tong-He Sun(孙潼鹤), Yue-Wu Fu(符越吾), Ya-Li Huang(黄雅莉), Jian Shao(邵健), Jing-Rong Liu(刘静蓉), Fei Wang(王菲), Da-Ming Zhang(张大明)   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
  • Received:2018-04-25 Revised:2018-07-23 Online:2018-11-05 Published:2018-11-05
  • Contact: Fei Wang E-mail:wang_fei@jlu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61475061 and 61575076).

摘要:

A polymer waveguide thermo-optical switch with loss compensation based on NaYF4:18% Yb3+, 2% Er3+ nanocrystals, fabricated by traditional semiconductor processes, has been investigated. NaYF4:18% Yb3+, 2% Er3+ nanocrystals were prepared by a pyrolysis method. The morphology and luminescent properties of the nanocrystals were characterized. The nanocrystals were doped into SU-8 as the core material of an optical waveguide amplifier. The size of the device was optimized for its optical and thermal fields as well as its transmission characteristics. The device was fabricated on a silica substrate by spin coating, photolithography, and wet etching. The insertion loss of the switch device is~15 dB. The rise and fall times of the device are 240 μs and 380 μs, respectively, as measured by application of a 304 Hz square wave voltage. The extinction ratio of the device is about 14 dB at an electrode-driving power of 7 mW. When the pump light power is 230 mW and the signal light power is 0.1 mW, the loss compensation of the device is 3.8 dB at a wavelength of 1530 nm. Optical devices with loss compensation have important research significance.

关键词: NaYF4:18% Yb3+, 2% Er3+ nanocrystals, loss compensation, polymer

Abstract:

A polymer waveguide thermo-optical switch with loss compensation based on NaYF4:18% Yb3+, 2% Er3+ nanocrystals, fabricated by traditional semiconductor processes, has been investigated. NaYF4:18% Yb3+, 2% Er3+ nanocrystals were prepared by a pyrolysis method. The morphology and luminescent properties of the nanocrystals were characterized. The nanocrystals were doped into SU-8 as the core material of an optical waveguide amplifier. The size of the device was optimized for its optical and thermal fields as well as its transmission characteristics. The device was fabricated on a silica substrate by spin coating, photolithography, and wet etching. The insertion loss of the switch device is~15 dB. The rise and fall times of the device are 240 μs and 380 μs, respectively, as measured by application of a 304 Hz square wave voltage. The extinction ratio of the device is about 14 dB at an electrode-driving power of 7 mW. When the pump light power is 230 mW and the signal light power is 0.1 mW, the loss compensation of the device is 3.8 dB at a wavelength of 1530 nm. Optical devices with loss compensation have important research significance.

Key words: NaYF4:18% Yb3+, 2% Er3+ nanocrystals, loss compensation, polymer

中图分类号:  (Polymers and organics)

  • 42.70.Jk
42.60.Da (Resonators, cavities, amplifiers, arrays, and rings) 42.79.-e (Optical elements, devices, and systems) 42.79.Gn (Optical waveguides and couplers)