Continuous wave waveguide laser at room temperature in Nd3+-doped Zn:LiNbO3

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作者
Di Paolo, RE [1 ]
Cantelar, E
Pernas, PL
Lifante, G
Cusso, F
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[1] Univ Autonoma Madrid, Dept Fis Mat, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
[2] Univ Autonoma Madrid, Dept Fis Aplicada, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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10.1063/1.1427426
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O59 [应用物理学];
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This work reports continuous laser action at room temperature in LiNbO3:Nd3+ channel waveguides, fabricated by Zn diffusion. The absorbed pump power at the threshold was 1.25 mW and a slope efficiency of 20% was obtained. With our available pump power the laser could emit up to 0.14 mW without exhibiting any photorefractive damage. (C) 2001 American Institute of Physics.
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