Title :
Tunable LiF:F2- color center laser with an intracavity integrated-optic output coupler
Author :
Ter-Mikirtychev, Valerii V. ; Arestova, Ekaterina L. ; Tsuboi, Taiju
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Kyoto Sangyo Univ., Japan
fDate :
10/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new LiF:F2- color center laser operation has been achieved by inserting a SiO2 thin-film waveguide in the laser cavity. The waveguide was deposited on LiF bulk crystal substrate with a holographic grating. The laser beam from the waveguide was tunable in 1150-1172 nm spectral range. The maximum ratio of the pulse energy of the laser radiation coupled out through the waveguide to that of the pump-radiation was 0.3%. The beam was stretched into the direction perpendicular to the waveguide plane, with a divergency of 7.2×10-2
Keywords :
M-centres; colour centre lasers; holographic gratings; integrated optics; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; lithium compounds; optical couplers; waveguide lasers; 1150 to 1172 nm; LiF; LiF bulk crystal substrate; LiF:F2-; SiO2; color center laser; divergency; holographic grating; intracavity integrated-optic output coupler; laser beam; laser cavity; laser operation; laser radiation; pump-radiation; tunable color center laser; waveguide plane; Gratings; Holography; Laser beams; Pulsed laser deposition; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Substrates; Transistors; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
