Title :
Tunable Er-doped Y-branched waveguide laser
Author :
Oguma, Manabu ; Kitagawa, Takeshi ; Hattori, Kuninori ; Horiguchi, Masaharu
Author_Institution :
NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
fDate :
5/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A tunable Y-branched Er-doped glass waveguide laser is realized for the first time. The lasing wavelength can be controlled continuously within 2 nm by using a thermo-optic phase shifter.<>
Keywords :
erbium; laser tuning; optical waveguides; phase shifters; solid lasers; thermo-optical effects; thermo-optic phase shifter; tunable Y-branched Er-doped glass waveguide laser; Fiber lasers; Glass; Optical films; Optical waveguides; Phase shifters; Power lasers; Power supplies; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
