DocumentCode
520583
Title
Ultrafast laser inscribed Tm3+: Germanate glass waveguide laser at 1.9 µm
Author
Fusari, F. ; Thomson, R.R. ; Jose, G. ; Bain, F.M. ; Lagatsky, A.A. ; Psaila, N.D. ; Kar, A.K. ; Jha, A. ; Sibbett, W. ; Brown, C.T.A.
Author_Institution
J. F. Allen Phys. Res. Labs., Univ. of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, UK
fYear
2010
fDate
16-21 May 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We report guiding, lasing action and performance characterization at around 1.9 μm from an ultrafast laser inscribed channel waveguide in a Tm3+-doped fluorogermanate glass.
Keywords
germanate glasses; high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; optical glass; solid lasers; thulium; waveguide lasers; GeO:Tm; fluorogermanate glass; glass waveguide laser; lasing action; ultrafast laser inscribed channel waveguide; wavelength 1.9 mum; Educational institutions; Focusing; Glass; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Optical waveguides; Physics; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Waveguide lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Type
conf
Filename
5500168
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