Title :
Transverse mode competition in index-antiguided planar waveguide lasers with large mode area
Author :
Yuanye Liu ; Tsing-Hua Her ; Casperson, Lee W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Opt. Sci., Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA
Abstract :
We study transverse mode competition in index-antiguided planar lasers theoretically and experimentally. Robust fundamental mode operating 10 times above lasing threshold is predicted and confirmed experimentally.
Keywords :
laser modes; optical planar waveguides; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; index-antiguided planar waveguide lasers; large mode area; lasing threshold; robust fundamental mode; transverse mode competition; Frequency modulation; Lasers; Optical waveguides; Oscillators; Planar waveguides; Robustness; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
