• DocumentCode
    1243583
  • Title

    Nd3+-doped glass waveguide amplifier at 1.054 mu m

  • Author

    Aoki, Hidetaka ; Ishikawa, E. ; Asahara, Y.

  • Author_Institution
    Mater. Res. Lab., Hoya Corp., Tokyo, Japan
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    25
  • fYear
    1991
  • Firstpage
    2351
  • Lastpage
    2353
  • Abstract
    Amplification at 1.054 mu m using an Nd3+-doped glass waveguide is demonstrated. A gain of 3.4 dB and an efficiency of 0.027 dB/mW were obtained by using a 10 mm long waveguide pumped with an argon-ion laser. A higher efficiency of 0.079 dB/mW was observed by laser diode pumping.
  • Keywords
    laser transitions; neodymium; optical pumping; optical waveguides; solid lasers; 1.054 micron; 3.4 dB; Ar ion pump laser; Nd 3+-doped glass waveguide; glass waveguide amplifier; laser diode pumping;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19911456
  • Filename
    121353
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1243583