• DocumentCode
    1980561
  • Title

    Using the extrusion technique to fashion amorphous channel waveguide lasers

  • Author

    Mairaj, Arshad K. ; Feng, Xian ; Shepherd, David P. ; Hewak, Daniel W.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectronics Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2004
  • Abstract
    We report the first neodymium-doped amorphous channel waveguide laser through extrusion. Single-mode operation was observed at 1058 nm for a 10 mm long channel waveguide. An output power of 13.3 mW with 36% slope efficiency was measured.
  • Keywords
    amorphous state; extrusion; integrated optics; neodymium; optical fabrication; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; 10 mm; 1058 nm; 13.3 mW; 36 percent; extrusion; neodymium-doped amorphous channel waveguide laser; single-mode operation; slope efficiency;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-777-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1361006