Title :
Glass waveguide laser
Author :
Aoki, Hiroshi ; Maruyama, Osamu ; Asahara, Yoshiyuki
Author_Institution :
HOYA Corp., Tokyo, Japan
fDate :
7/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A channel waveguide fabricated in a Nd/sup 3+/-doped laser glass by the ion exchange method is discussed. The device was end-fire pumped by a diode-laser operating at 802 nm. Continuous-wave (CW) lasing was observed at 1054 nm, and maximum output power was higher than 150 mW. The large output power was achieved by increasing the radius of the waveguide.<>
Keywords :
neodymium; optical pumping; optical waveguides; solid lasers; 1054 nm; 150 mW; 802 nm; Nd/sup 3+/-doped laser glass; channel waveguide; continuous wave lasing; diode-laser; end-fire pumped; glass waveguide laser; ion exchange method; maximum output power; radius; Fiber lasers; Glass; Magnetic materials; Mirrors; Optical device fabrication; Optical materials; Optical waveguides; Pump lasers; Substrates; Waveguide lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
