• 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