Title :
Er:Yb-doped Waveguide Amplifier Fabricated in Oxyfluoride Silicate Glass Using Femtosecond Laser Inscription
Author :
Psaila, N.D. ; Thomson, R.R. ; Bookey, H.T. ; Kar, A.K. ; Chiodo, N. ; Osellame, R. ; Cerullo, G. ; Shen, S. ; Jha, A.
Author_Institution :
Heriot Watt Univ., Edinburgh
Abstract :
We report for the first time, net gain from a channel waveguide fabricated in Er:Yb doped oxyfluoride silicate glass using femtosecond waveguide inscription. Waveguides were fabricated using the multi-scan technique to control the waveguide cross-section.
Keywords :
erbium; high-speed optical techniques; laser beam applications; optical fibre amplifiers; waveguide lasers; ytterbium; Yb:Er; channel waveguide; femtosecond laser inscription; multiscan technique; net gain; oxyfluoride silicate glass; waveguide amplifier; waveguide cross-section; Glass; Loss measurement; Optical amplifiers; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Pulse amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Surface emitting 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.2007.4453519
