简介：AhighlyTm-dopedleadgermanateglassfiberisdevelopedusingtherod-in-tubemethod.The~2μmlaserbeamqualityofthefiberis~1.5.Theleadgermanatecompositefiberjumpersarehomemadeforallthefiberlaserinvestigations.Whencoreispumpedbya1590nmYb/Erfiberlaser,amaximumlaseroutputof313mWisachievedata670mWpumppower,andthecorrespondingslopeefficiencyis~52.8%.Moreover,byusinga2cmlongleadgermanatefiberasthegainmedium,a33mW1942nmTmlaserisalsodemonstrated.

简介：Anultra-broadbandandfabrication-tolerantsiliconpolarizationrotatorsplitterisproposedinthisLetter.Benefittingfromthebroadbandandlow-losscharacteristicsofthebi-leveltaperandcounter-taperedcoupler,thedesigneddevicehasasimulatedinsertionlossandcrosstalkoflessthan0.2and-15dBinthewavebandfrom1290to1610nm.Thesecharacteristicsmakeitvaluableinapplicationswithlargebandwidthrequirements,suchasfull-gridCoarsewavelengthdivisionmultiplexer(CWDM)anddiplexer/triplexerfiber-to-the-homesystems.Thefabricationtoleranceofthedesignisalsoanalyzed,showingthatthedeviceperformanceisquitestablewithnormalmanufacturingerrorsinsiliconphotonicsfoundries.