Title :
Single mode tapered waveguide laser in Er- doped glass with multimode-diode pumping
Author :
Madasamy, P. ; Honkanen, S. ; Geraghty, D. ; Peyghambarian, N.
Author_Institution :
Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
We propose a novel planar waveguide laser configuration for single mode operation around 1550 nm using cost-effective multimode diode pumping. We demonstrate the laser using Ag film ion exchange in a hybrid phosphate glass.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; ion exchange; optical fibre fabrication; optical films; optical pumping; phosphate glasses; silver; 1550 nm; Ag; Ag film ion exchange; Er- doped glass; P2O5; Single mode tapered planar waveguide laser configuration; hybrid phosphate glass; multimode-diode pumping; Glass; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical coupling; Optical planar waveguides; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Pump lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247629
