Title :
Planar Er:Yb glass ion exchanged waveguide laser
Author :
Vossler, G.L. ; Brooks, C.J. ; Winik, K.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
fDate :
7/6/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A planar, single-transverse-mode waveguide laser has been fabricated in erbium-ytterbium codoped silicate glass using potassium ion exchange. The laser operates at 1536.8 nm, has a slope efficiency of 5.5%, and exhibits a launched pump power threshold of 14.8 mW when pumped at 966.6 nm
Keywords :
erbium; ion exchange; laser modes; optical fabrication; optical pumping; waveguide lasers; ytterbium; 1536.8 nm; 5.5 percent; SiO2:Er,Yb,K; erbium-ytterbium codoped silicate glass; fabrication; launched pump power threshold; planar single-transverse-mode waveguide laser; potassium ion exchange; slope efficiency;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19950770
