Title :
Optical waveguide amplifier in Nd-doped glass written with near-IR femtosecond laser pulses
Author :
Sikorski, Y. ; Said, A.A. ; Bado, P. ; Maynard, R. ; Florea, C. ; Winick, K.A.
Author_Institution :
Clark-MXR Inc., Dexter, MI, USA
fDate :
2/3/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A near-IR (775 nm) femtosecond laser has been used to directly write a 1 cm long optical waveguide in Nd-doped silicate glass. A gain of 1.5 dB/cm was obtained at a signal wavelength of 1054 nm for ~346 mW of 514 nm pump power, in front of the input coupling objective
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; neodymium; optical fabrication; optical glass; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; 1054 nm; 150 fs; 250 Hz; 346 mW; 350 mW; 4 muJ; 514 nm; 775 nm; Nd-doped glass; Nd-doped silicate glass; gain; input coupling objective; near-IR femtosecond laser; near-IR femtosecond laser pulses; optical waveguide; optical waveguide amplifier; pump power; signal wavelength;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20000172
