Laser operation of a Tm:Y2O3 planar waveguide

Opt Express. 2013 May 20;21(10):12460-8. doi: 10.1364/OE.21.012460.

Abstract

We demonstrate the first Tm-doped yttria planar waveguide laser to our knowledge, grown by pulsed laser deposition. A maximum output power of 35 mW at 1.95 μm with 9% slope efficiency was achieved from a 12 μm-thick film grown on a Y(3)Al(5)O(12) substrate.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Lasers*
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance / instrumentation*
  • Tellurium / chemistry*
  • Tellurium / radiation effects
  • Yttrium / chemistry*
  • Yttrium / radiation effects

Substances

  • Yttrium
  • Tellurium
  • yttria