Title :
Modeling and characterization of erbium:ytterbium glass waveguide lasers
Author :
Vossler, G.L. ; Brooks, C.J. ; Winick, K.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Erbium-ytterbium (Er/sup 3+/-Yb/sup 3+/) codoped glass is an attractive system for short, efficient lasers and amplifiers operating in the long-haul telecommunications range. The pump absorption near 980 nm is increased, and efficient energy transfer between the Yb/sup 3+/ and Er/sup 3+/ ions enables the operation of compact laser devices with low erbium concentrations. We present simple methods that can be used to model the Er/sup 3+/-Yb/sup 3+/ codoped glass system and predict laser performance. Experimental results for fabricated waveguide laser devices are discussed.
Keywords :
erbium; laser theory; laser transitions; modelling; optical communication equipment; optical glass; optical planar waveguides; optical pumping; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; ytterbium; 980 nm; Er/sup 3+/-Yb/sup 3+/ codoped glass laser amplifers; Er/sup 3+/-Yb/sup 3+/ codoped glass system; compact laser devices; efficient energy transfer; erbium:ytterbium glass waveguide lasers; fabricated waveguide laser devices; laser performance; long-haul telecommunications range; low erbium concentrations; pump absorption; Absorption; Energy exchange; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Glass; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Predictive models; Pump lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
