Title :
Theoretical study of continuous-wave lasing in Cr:ZnSe:glass composite waveguides
Author :
Gorjan, Martin ; Rochette, Martin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We study continuous-wave laser operation of a Cr:ZnSe:glass composite waveguide. Results show the influence of propagation losses on the power conversion efficiency, pumping range and the wavelength tunability of the laser.
Keywords :
chromium; light propagation; optical glass; optical losses; optical waveguides; zinc compounds; ZnSe:Cr; continuous-wave laser; continuous-wave lasing; glass composite waveguides; laser pumping range; laser wavelength tunability; power conversion efficiency; propagation losses; Glass; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Powders; Pump lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6359300
