Title :
First experimental evidence of a novel multimode pumping scheme for an array of rare-earth doped waveguide amplifiers and lasers
Author :
Toccafondo, V. ; Faralli, S. ; Di Pasquale, F. ; Cassagnettes, C. ; Veyrat, S. ; Barbier, D.
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
We propose a novel multimode pumping scheme for waveguide amplifier and laser arrays. Light from a broad area laser at 980 nm is coupled into a large passive waveguide and then effectively transferred to the active cores.
Keywords :
laser arrays; optical fabrication; optical pumping; optical waveguides; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; broad area laser; light coupling; multimode pumping; rare-earth doped laser arrays; rare-earth doped waveguide amplifiers; wavelength 980 nm; Chemical lasers; Glass; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical amplifiers; Optical arrays; Optical waveguides; Pump lasers; Waveguide lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
