Abstract
A photonic integrated waveguide amplifier fabricated on erbium-ytterbium (Er-Yb) codoped thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) has been investigated in this work. A small-signal internal net gain of 27 dB is achieved at a signal wavelength of 1532 nm in the fabricated Er-Yb TFLN waveguide amplifier pumped by a diode laser at ≈980 nm. Experimental characterizations reveal the suitability of waveguide fabrication by the photolithography-assisted chemo-mechanical etching (PLACE) technique and also the gain in an Yb-sensitized-Er material. The demonstrated high-gain chip-scale TFLN amplifier is promising for interfacing with established lithium niobate integrated devices, greatly extending the spectrum of TFLN photonic applications.
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