DocumentCode
521235
Title
Micro-luminescence and micro-Raman mapping of ultrafast laser inscribed Yb:KGd(WO4 )2 and Yb:KY(WO4 )2 channel waveguides
Author
Bain, F.M. ; Lagatsky, A.A. ; Silva, W.F. ; Jaque, D. ; Thomson, R.R. ; Psaila, N.D. ; Kar, A.K. ; Sibbett, W. ; Brown, C.T.A.
Author_Institution
J. F. Allen Phys. Res. Labs., Sch. of Phys. & Astron., St. Andrews, UK
fYear
2010
fDate
16-21 May 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Micro-luminescence and micro-Raman mapping has been performed on ultrafast laser inscribed channel Yb:KGd(WO4)2 and Yb:KY(WO4)2 waveguides. Correlation can be seen between guiding regions and shifts in micro-luminescence and micro-Raman peaks when compared to the bulk.
Keywords
fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; luminescence; ytterbium; KGd(WO4)2:Yb; KY(WO4)2:Yb; channel waveguides; microRaman mapping; microluminescence; ultrafast laser; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Lattices; Luminescence; Optical fiber polarization; Optical microscopy; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; 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
5500849
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