• DocumentCode
    1664338
  • Title

    Highly efficient KY1−x−yGdxLuy(WO4)2:Tm3+ channel waveguide lasers

  • Author

    van Dalfsen, K. ; Aravazhi, S. ; Grivas, C. ; García-Blanco, S.M. ; Pollnau, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Integrated Opt. Microsyst. Group, Univ. of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Laser experiments on 1.5at.%, 5at.%, and 8at.% thulium-gadolinium-lutetium-yttrium co-doped, buried, ridge-type channel waveguides in a monoclinic potassium double tungstate demonstrate a maximum slope efficiency of 70% and output powers of 300 mW at ∼1.9 μm.
  • Keywords
    Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Measurement by laser beam; Optical waveguides; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326055