• DocumentCode
    376098
  • Title

    Nd:glass tapered planar waveguide laser

  • Author

    Hettrick, S.J. ; Li, C. ; Mackenzie, J.I. ; Wilkinson, J.S. ; Shepherd, D.P.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    2001
  • Firstpage
    125
  • Abstract
    We have demonstrated the first use of a tapered waveguide in a planar dielectric geometry. The Nd3+-doped BK7 glass laser had a threshold of 15mW, and a slope efficiency of 42% for a 20% output coupler when end-pumped by a Ti:sapphire laser
  • Keywords
    geometry; neodymium; optical glass; optical planar waveguides; optical pumping; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; 15 mW; 20 percent; 42 percent; Nd:glass tapered planar waveguide laser; Nd3+-doped BK7 glass laser; Ti:sapphire laser; broad-stripe-diode pumping schemes; end-pumped; ion-exchange; output coupler; planar dielectric geometry; slope efficiency; Diodes; Geometrical optics; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Mirrors; Planar waveguides; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7105-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2001.969205
  • Filename
    969205
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=376098