Title :
Efficient waveguide amplifier and laser operating in the C-band directly fabricated by using ultrafast laser pulses
Author :
Della Valle, G. ; Taccheo, S. ; Osellame, R. ; Cerullo, G. ; Chiodo, N. ; Ramponi, R. ; Laporta, P. ; Killi, A. ; Morgner, U. ; Lederer, M. ; Kopf, D.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Fisica, Ist. Nazionale per la Fisica della Mater., Milan, Italy
Abstract :
We demonstrated for the first time effective net amplification and laser action in the full C-band (1530-1565 nm) by using a 20-mm-long waveguide fabricated on a erbium-ytterbium-doped phosphate glass by means of femtosecond laser pulses.
Keywords :
erbium; high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; optical communication equipment; optical fabrication; optical glass; phosphate glasses; waveguide lasers; ytterbium; 1530 to 15645 nm; 20 mm; effective net amplification; erbium-ytterbium-doped phosphate glass; ultrafast laser pulses; waveguide amplifier; Glass; Optical amplifiers; Optical device fabrication; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor laser arrays; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202415
