• DocumentCode
    2054405
  • Title

    Efficient Gd3+, Lu3+ co-doped KY(WO4)2:Tm3+ channel waveguide lasers

  • Author

    van Dalfsen, K. ; Aravazhi, S. ; Geskus, D. ; Wörhoff, K. ; Pollnau, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Integrated Opt. Microsyst. Group, Univ. of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    22-26 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    This paper reports on a thulium-based channel waveguide laser with a maximum output power of 149 mW and a record-high slope efficiency of 31.5%, which is a significant improvement in terms of slope efficiency and output power.
  • Keywords
    gadolinium; lutetium; potassium; solid lasers; thulium; waveguide lasers; yttrium compounds; efficiency 31.5 percent; output power; power 149 mW; slope efficiency; thulium-based channel waveguide laser; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical waveguides; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Munich
  • ISSN
    Pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0533-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    Pending
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942450
  • Filename
    5942450