Title :
High-performance integrated erbium/sup +3/-ytterbium/sup +3/ codoped glass waveguide laser
Author :
Yeniay, A. ; Delavaux, J.-M.P. ; Toulouse, J. ; Barbier, D. ; Strasser, T.A. ; Pedrazanni, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
Abstract :
We report the design and characterization of an efficient erbium/sup +3/-ytterbium/sup +3/ codoped ion exchanged glass distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) laser pumped by a 980-nm pigtailed laser source. Laser oscillation at 1536 nm is demonstrated with a pump threshold of 35 mW and a slope efficiency of 10.6%. The dependence of lasing performance on pump wavelength detuning is examined for different cavity designs.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; erbium; integrated optics; ion exchange; laser cavity resonators; optical pumping; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; ytterbium; 10.6 percent; 1536 nm; 35 mW; 980 nm; CW lasing performance; Er/sup 3+/,Yb/sup 3+/:glass waveguide laser; cavity designs; high-performance integrated codoped glass waveguide laser; ion exchanged glass distributed Bragg reflector laser; laser oscillation; monolithic integration; pigtailed laser source pumping; pump threshold; pump wavelength detuning; slope efficiency; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Erbium; Glass; Insertion loss; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Pump lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
