Title :
Fiber and planar waveguide lasers
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
We review recent remarkable advances in fiber and planar waveguide laser technology and discuss fiber lasers with kW output powers. The outlook for further progress is given through insights into laser physics and engineering.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical planar waveguides; reviews; waveguide lasers; fiber laser technology; laser engineering; laser physics; planar waveguide laser technology; review; Chemical lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser theory; Optical fiber communication; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568287
