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
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;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19911456
