DocumentCode
808128
Title
Planar Er:Yb glass ion exchanged waveguide laser
Author
Vossler, G.L. ; Brooks, C.J. ; Winik, K.A.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Volume
31
Issue
14
fYear
1995
fDate
7/6/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1162
Lastpage
1163
Abstract
A planar, single-transverse-mode waveguide laser has been fabricated in erbium-ytterbium codoped silicate glass using potassium ion exchange. The laser operates at 1536.8 nm, has a slope efficiency of 5.5%, and exhibits a launched pump power threshold of 14.8 mW when pumped at 966.6 nm
Keywords
erbium; ion exchange; laser modes; optical fabrication; optical pumping; waveguide lasers; ytterbium; 1536.8 nm; 5.5 percent; SiO2:Er,Yb,K; erbium-ytterbium codoped silicate glass; fabrication; launched pump power threshold; planar single-transverse-mode waveguide laser; potassium ion exchange; slope efficiency;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19950770
Filename
398596
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