Tunable laser based on composite microchip using ND:PLZT as both tuning and gain medium

Author

Yu Pan ; Shilie Zheng ; Yunfei Qiao ; Zou, Yingyin K. ; Hao Chi ; Xiaofeng Jin ; Xianmin Zhang

Author_Institution

Coll. of Inf. Sci. & Electron. Eng., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China

fYear

2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

A composite microchip laser composed of neodymium doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) and neodymium doped lanthanum-modified lead zirconate titanate (Nd:PLZT) is proposed. The high electro-optic effect of PLZT, combined with the high gain effect of Nd³⁺, makes Nd:PLZT not only a tuning medium for wavelengths, but also a gain medium for optical amplification. The emitted spectra can be tuned by the voltages on the Nd:PLZT, and the output power is enhanced. In addition, the laser is compact, small and highly efficient.

Keywords

aluminium compounds; amplification; composite materials; electro-optical effects; gas lasers; laser tuning; lead compounds; microchip lasers; neodymium; optical materials; zirconium compounds; Nd:PLZT; Nd:YAG; composite microchip laser; electrooptic effect; gain medium; high gain effect; optical amplification; tunable laser; tuning medium; Ceramics; Electrooptic effects; Electrooptical waveguides; Gain; Optical pumping; Stimulated emission; Electro-optical materials; Lasers; Rare-earth-doped materials;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Communications and Networks (ICOCN), 2015 14th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Nanjing

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICOCN.2015.7203759

Filename

7203759