DocumentCode
3022381
Title
Er:Yb-doped Waveguide Amplifier Fabricated in Oxyfluoride Silicate Glass Using Femtosecond Laser Inscription
Author
Psaila, N.D. ; Thomson, R.R. ; Bookey, H.T. ; Kar, A.K. ; Chiodo, N. ; Osellame, R. ; Cerullo, G. ; Shen, S. ; Jha, A.
Author_Institution
Heriot Watt Univ., Edinburgh
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We report for the first time, net gain from a channel waveguide fabricated in Er:Yb doped oxyfluoride silicate glass using femtosecond waveguide inscription. Waveguides were fabricated using the multi-scan technique to control the waveguide cross-section.
Keywords
erbium; high-speed optical techniques; laser beam applications; optical fibre amplifiers; waveguide lasers; ytterbium; Yb:Er; channel waveguide; femtosecond laser inscription; multiscan technique; net gain; oxyfluoride silicate glass; waveguide amplifier; waveguide cross-section; Glass; Loss measurement; Optical amplifiers; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Pulse amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Surface emitting lasers; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453519
Filename
4453519
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