• DocumentCode
    1983652
  • Title

    Ultra-narrow-linewidth distributed feedback lasers in Al2O3:Er3+ and Al2O3:Yb3+

  • Author

    Bernhardi, E.H. ; van Wolferen, H.A.G.M. ; Wörhoff, K. ; de Ridder, R.M. ; Pollnau, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Integrated Opt. Micro Syst. Group, Univ. of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
  • Firstpage
    1004
  • Lastpage
    1006
  • Abstract
    The fabrication and characterization of rare-earth-ion-doped monolithic distributed feedback channel waveguide lasers in aluminum oxide are presented. Erbium-doped lasers with linewidths of 1.7 kHz and ytterbium-doped lasers with slope efficiencies of 67% are demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    aluminium compounds; distributed feedback lasers; erbium; laser beams; optical fabrication; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; ytterbium; Al2O3:Er; Al2O3:Yb; aluminum oxide; erbium-doped lasers; rare-earth-ion-doped monolithic distributed feedback channel waveguide lasers; slope efficiencies; ultranarrow-linewidth distributed feedback lasers; ytterbium-doped lasers; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Measurement by laser beam; Optical waveguides; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
  • Conference_Location
    Sydney, NSW
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1939-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193658
  • Filename
    6193658