Research raises hope for erbium-based integrated photonics device
Tuesday, August 1, 2017 - 07:02
in Physics & Chemistry
An Arizona State University researcher has made another breakthrough using the rare-earth metal erbium as the gain material for an optical amplifier, this time with an achievement that will enable its use for the first time with small chip optical technologies. The discovery attains a decades-long goal in the field of photonic integration, in which different small optical components are tightly combined for better performance and ease of fabrication.