Title :
Mode-locked and single-longitudinal-mode waveguide lasers fabricated by femtosecond laser pulses in Er:Yb-doped phosphate glass
Author :
Osellame, R. ; Valle, G. Della ; Chiodo, N. ; Cerullo, G. ; Taccheo, S. ; Laporta, P. ; Svelto, O. ; Morgner, U. ; Rozhin, A. ; Ferrari, A.C.
Author_Institution :
IFN-CNR, Milan
Abstract :
Mode-locked and single-longitudinal-mode waveguide lasers, manufactured by femtosecond laser writing in Er-Yb-doped phosphate glasses, are presented. Transform-limited 1.6-ps pulses and a cw output power exceeding 50 mW have been obtained in the two regimes.
Keywords :
erbium; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; phosphate glasses; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; ytterbium; PO:Er,Yb; cw output power; femtosecond laser writing; mode-locked waveguide lasers; phosphate glasses; single-longitudinal-mode waveguide lasers; time 1.6 ps; transform-limited pulses; Fiber lasers; Glass; Laser mode locking; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453011
