• DocumentCode
    842826
  • Title

    Laser action in Nd:LiTaO3 proton exchange waveguide exhibiting proton induced excited state lifetime reduction

  • Author

    Nouh, S. ; Baldi, Pierre ; De Micheli, Marc ; Monnom, G. ; Ostrowsky, D.B. ; Lallier, Eric ; Papuchon, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, France
  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    25
  • fYear
    1992
  • Firstpage
    2337
  • Lastpage
    2338
  • Abstract
    The operation of an Nd doped lithium tantalate waveguide laser is reported. The laser has instabilities, and degraded performance attributed, respectively, to optical damage at the pump wavelength, and an important reduction of the excited state lifetime due to a high ratio of proton-lithium exchange in the waveguide.
  • Keywords
    integrated optics; ion exchange; lithium compounds; optical waveguides; solid lasers; stability; LiTaO 3:Nd; degraded performance; instabilities; optical damage; proton exchange waveguide; proton induced excited state lifetime reduction; pump wavelength; waveguide laser;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19921506
  • Filename
    191863
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=842826