Title :
Er:Yb-doped waveguide amplifier fabricated in oxyfluoride silicate glass using femtosecond laser inscription
Author :
Psaila, N.D. ; Thomson, R.R. ; Bookey, H.T. ; Kar, A.K. ; Chiodo, N. ; Osellame, R. ; Cerullo, G. ; Shen, S. ; Jha, A.
Author_Institution :
School of Engineering and Physical sciences, Heriot Watt University, Riccarton Campus, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, Scotland, UK
Abstract :
We report for the first time, net gain from a channel waveguide fabricated in Er:Yb doped oxyfluoride silicate glass using femtosecond waveguide inscription. Waveguides were fabricated using the multi-scan technique to control the waveguide cross-section.
Keywords :
Glass; Loss measurement; Optical amplifiers; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Pulse amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Surface emitting lasers; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431296
