HIGH SLOPE EFFICIENCY AND LOW-THRESHOLD IN A DIODE-PUMPED EPITAXIALLY GROWN YB-YAG WAVE-GUIDE LASER

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作者
PELENC, D
CHAMBAZ, B
CHARTIER, I
FERRAND, B
WYON, C
SHEPHERD, DP
HANNA, DC
LARGE, AC
TROPPER, AC
机构
[1] CEA,LETI,GRENOBLE,FRANCE
[2] UNIV SOUTHAMPTON,OPTOELECTR RES CTR,SOUTHAMPTON SO9 5NH,HANTS,ENGLAND
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10.1016/0030-4018(95)00015-Z
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report the 1.03 mu m and 1.05 mu m laser operation of a diode-pumped Yb-doped YAG planar waveguide. The fabrication and characterisation of such multilayer planar waveguides by liquid phase epitaxy are also described. Diode-pumped laser results (less than or equal to 43 mW threshold, greater than or equal to 77% slope efficiency) obtained with 2.1% output coupling compare very favourably with results reported elsewhere for bulk lasers,
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页码:491 / 497
页数:7
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