• DocumentCode
    1771551
  • Title

    High-efficiency continuous-wave index-antiguided planar waveguide laser with large mode area

  • Author

    Yuanye Liu ; Tsing-Hua Her ; Casperson, Lee W.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys. & Opt. Sci., Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate robust continuous-wave lasing in a planar index-antiguided waveguide with a 220-μm Nd:YAG active layer. A pump-limited output of 1.5 W with a slope efficiency of 30% with respect to absorbed pump power is achieved.
  • Keywords
    neodymium; optical planar waveguides; waveguide lasers; yttrium compounds; YAG:Nd; active layer; continuous-wave lasing; planar index-antiguided waveguide; planar waveguide laser; power 1.5 W; wavelength 220 mum; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Pump lasers; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989489
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1771551