• DocumentCode
    3001475
  • Title

    On-Chip, Ultra-Low Threshold Yb Silica Laser

  • Author

    Ostby, Eric P. ; Yang, Lan ; Vahala, Kerry J.

  • Author_Institution
    California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A novel Yb:SiO2 fiber-coupled laser on a silicon chip was fabricated using a solution-gel process. We report a record-low pump threshold of 2 muW, and discuss the practical advantages of Yb micro lasers.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; integrated optoelectronics; optical pumping; silicon compounds; sol-gel processing; ytterbium; SiO2:Yb; fiber-coupled laser; microlasers; record-low pump threshold; silicon chip; solution-gel process; ultralow threshold silica laser; Annealing; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Microcavities; Optical buffering; Optical films; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Silicon compounds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452395
  • Filename
    4452395
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3001475