Title :
Chromium indiffused LiNbO/sub 3/ waveguide amplifier
Author :
Vossler, G.L. ; Brooks, C.J. ; Winick, K.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Chromium-doped crystals have attracted considerable attention as diode-pumped replacements for Ti:sapphire lasers. There are two primary reasons for this interest. First, chromium-doped crystals have a broad absorption band around 690 nm, where high-power laser diodes are available. Second, the fluorescence linewidth of the /sup 4/T/sub 2/ to /sup 4/A/sub 2/ lasing transition is extremely broad, covering more than 200 nm. This large linewidth results from vibrational broadening of the /sup 4/A/sub 2/ lower lasing level.
Keywords :
chromium; diffusion; fluorescence; impurity absorption spectra; laser transitions; lithium compounds; optical pumping; solid lasers; spectral line broadening; waveguide lasers; 690 nm; LiNbO/sub 3/:Cr; broad absorption band; chromium indiffused LiNbO/sub 3/ waveguide amplifier; chromium-doped crystals; diode-pumped lasers; fluorescence linewidth; high-power laser diodes; large linewidth; lasing transition; lower lasing level; vibrational broadening; Chromium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
