Title :
Laser action in bulk Nd3+-doped telluride glass
Author :
Kalaycioglu, Hamit ; Cankaya, Huseyin ; Ozen, Gonul ; Ovecoglu, Lutfu ; Sennaroglu, Alphan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Koc Univ., Istanbul
Abstract :
We report on the first observation of lasing in bulk Nd3+-doped (0.8)TeO2-(0.2)WO3 glass at 1065 nm. Gain-switched operation was obtained with a slope efficiency of 12% at a pulse repetition rate of 1 kHz.
Keywords :
laser beams; neodymium; optical glass; solid lasers; tellurium compounds; tungsten compounds; TeO2-WO3:Nd2O3; bulk neodymium-doped telluride glass laser; gain-switched operation; laser action; pulse repetition rate; slope efficiency; wavelength 1065 nm; Chemical lasers; Couplings; Fiber lasers; Glass; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Neodymium; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers; (140.3380) Laser materials; (140.3530) Lasers, neodymium; (140.3538) Lasers, pulsed; (160.2750) Glass and other amorphous materials;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
