Title :
Highly Yb-doped KGd(WO4)2 thin-film amplifier
Author :
Yong, Y.S. ; Aravazhi, S. ; Vazquez-Cordova, S.A. ; Garcia-Blanco, S.M. ; Pollnau, M.
Author_Institution :
Integrated Opt. Microsyst. Group, Univ. of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
We report record-high small-signal gain of 1050 dB/cm at 981 nm wavelength in a KGd0.425Yb0.575(WO4)2 thin film. The sensitivity of gain to the shift of beam-focus position, which is critical under non-waveguiding conditions, is investigated.
Keywords :
gadolinium compounds; optical elements; optical films; optical focusing; potassium compounds; ytterbium compounds; KGd0.425Yb0.575(WO4)2; beam-focus position shift; nonwaveguiding conditions; small-signal gain; thin-film amplifier; wavelength 981 nm; Gain; Optical amplifiers; Optical beams; Optical films; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA