Title :
Nd:glass tapered planar waveguide laser
Author :
Hettrick, S.J. ; Li, C. ; Mackenzie, J.I. ; Wilkinson, J.S. ; Shepherd, D.P.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
We have demonstrated the first use of a tapered waveguide in a planar dielectric geometry. The Nd3+-doped BK7 glass laser had a threshold of 15mW, and a slope efficiency of 42% for a 20% output coupler when end-pumped by a Ti:sapphire laser
Keywords :
geometry; neodymium; optical glass; optical planar waveguides; optical pumping; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; 15 mW; 20 percent; 42 percent; Nd:glass tapered planar waveguide laser; Nd3+-doped BK7 glass laser; Ti:sapphire laser; broad-stripe-diode pumping schemes; end-pumped; ion-exchange; output coupler; planar dielectric geometry; slope efficiency; Diodes; Geometrical optics; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Mirrors; Planar waveguides; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7105-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2001.969205
