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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
