DocumentCode
2318659
Title
Single mode tapered waveguide laser in Er- doped glass with multimode-diode pumping
Author
Madasamy, P. ; Honkanen, S. ; Geraghty, D. ; Peyghambarian, N.
Author_Institution
Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
fYear
2003
fDate
23-28 March 2003
Firstpage
242
Abstract
We propose a novel planar waveguide laser configuration for single mode operation around 1550 nm using cost-effective multimode diode pumping. We demonstrate the laser using Ag film ion exchange in a hybrid phosphate glass.
Keywords
erbium; fibre lasers; ion exchange; optical fibre fabrication; optical films; optical pumping; phosphate glasses; silver; 1550 nm; Ag; Ag film ion exchange; Er- doped glass; P2O5; Single mode tapered planar waveguide laser configuration; hybrid phosphate glass; multimode-diode pumping; Glass; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical coupling; Optical planar waveguides; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Pump lasers; Waveguide lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN
1-55752-746-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247629
Filename
1247629
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