Title :
Broadband infrared photoluminescence in germanate glass
Author :
Naftaly, M. ; Shen, Shikui ; Jha, Abhishek
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater., Leeds Univ., UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. There is considerable interest in broadband tunable infrared lasers for a variety of applications. A tunable fibre laser which is compact, inexpensive and diode pumped would have clear advantages in this area. We report a first observation of a germanate glass which exhibits strong broadband infrared photoluminescence (PL) upon excitation with blue or green light.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; infrared spectra; laser tuning; optical glass; photoluminescence; blue light excitation; broadband infrared photoluminescence; broadband tunable infrared lasers; compact; diode pumped; germanate glas; germanate glass; green light excitation; inexpensive; strong broadband IR photoluminescence; tunable fibre laser; Crystallography; Glass; Laser modes; Nonlinear optical devices; Optical waveguides; Photoluminescence; Planar waveguides; Protons; Refractive index; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6319-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2000.910054
