Erbium‐doped fiber devices have been extraordinarily successful due to their broad optical
gain around 1.5–1.6 µm. Er‐doped fiber amplifiers enable efficient, stable amplification of …

Silicon microphotonics, a technology which merges photonics and silicon microelectronic
components, is rapidly evolving. Many different fields of application are emerging …

We report the first observation of Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS) in silicon waveguides.
Amplification of the Stokes signal, at 1542.3 nm, of up to 0.25 dB has been observed in …

Light Emitting Silicon for Microphotonics offers fascinating insight the state-of-the-art in
silicon microphotonics and what we can expect in the near future. The book presents an …

Three different broadband sensitization concepts for optically active erbium ions are
reviewed: 1) silicon nanocrystals, with absorption over the full visible spectrum, efficiently …

In the present article, a detailed study of the optical properties of the Er-doped Si
nanocrystals system, obtained through ion implantation of Er in samples containing Si …

Silicon, the material par excellence for electronics, is not used for light sources because of
the lack of efficient light emitters and lasers. In this review, I will discuss the physical reasons …

Rare-earth optical materials with large optical gain are of great importance for a wide variety
of applications in photonics and quantum information due to their long carrier lifetimes and …

An apparatus, method and system that uses a Q-switched laser or a Q-seed source for a
seed pulse signal having a controlled high-dynamic-range amplitude that avoids and/or …

An apparatus, method and system that uses a Q-switched laser or a Q-seed source for a
seed pulse signal having a controlled high-dynamic-range amplitude that avoids and/or …