Title :
Ridge waveguides of rare earth doped ZBLAN by pulsed laser deposition and ultrafast laser micromachining for green integrated waveguide lasers
Author :
Gottmann, J. ; Wortmann, D. ; Ganser, D. ; Starovoytova, L. ; Horstmann-Jungemann, M.
Author_Institution :
Lehrstuhl fur Lasertech., RWTH Aachen, Aachen
Abstract :
Ridge waveguides are manufactured using laser radiation for the deposition of thin films and the micro structuring of the wave guiding structures. The optical properties of erbium and praseodymium doped ZBLAN thin films and waveguides are investigated in view of the manufacturing of green integrated waveguide lasers.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; barium compounds; erbium; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; lanthanum compounds; laser beam machining; optical fabrication; optical films; optical waveguides; praseodymium; pulsed laser deposition; ridge waveguides; waveguide lasers; zirconium compounds; ZBLAN:Er; ZBLAN:Pr; green integrated waveguide lasers; optical properties; pulsed laser deposition; rare earth doped ZBLAN; ridge waveguides; thin film deposition; ultrafast laser micromachining; wave guiding structures; Integrated optics; Manufacturing; Micromachining; Optical films; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Pulsed laser deposition; Sputtering; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
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
