Title :
An on-chip Erbium doped three-photon upconversion silica microlaser emitting at green wavelengths
Author :
Lu, Tao ; Yang, Lan ; Van Loon, Rob V A ; Polman, Albert ; Vahala, Kerry
Author_Institution :
Dept. Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
Abstract :
We report an on-chip erbium doped silica upconversion toroid laser. Pumped at Infrared wavelengths (1450 nm) with threshold power as low as 689 muW, the laser emits green light via continuously absorbing three pump photons.
Keywords :
erbium; laser beams; microcavity lasers; multiphoton processes; optical pumping; silicon compounds; solid lasers; SiO2Jk:Er; continuously absorbing pump photons; green light; laser threshold power; on-chip erbium doped silica microlaser; three-photon upconversion; toroidal microresonator; upconversion toroid laser; wavelength 1450 nm; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Metastasis; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Silicon compounds; Surface emitting lasers; (140.3410) Laser resonators; (140.3613) Upconversion lasers; (230.6080) Sources;
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
