Title :
Rare-earth doped chalcogenide glass laser
Author :
Schweizer, T. ; Hewak, D.W. ; Payne, D.N. ; Jensen, T. ; Huber, G.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
fDate :
3/28/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Laser action in a rare-earth doped chalcogenide glass was demonstrated for the first time, showing that this class of glasses is suitable for active applications such as optical amplifiers and lasers. The neodymium-doped gallium lanthanum sulphide glass laser operated continuous wave at a wavelength of 1.08 μm when pumped with a Ti:sapphire laser at either 0.815 or 0.890 μm
Keywords :
chalcogenide glasses; laser transitions; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; 0.815 micron; 0.890 micron; 1.08 micron; CW operation; Nd-doped Ga:La:S glass; Ti:sapphire laser pump; continuous wave operation; rare-earth doped chalcogenide glass; solid laser;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19960430
