QUASI-3 LEVEL 1.03 MU-M LASER OPERATION OF A PLANAR ION-IMPLANTED YB-YAG WAVE-GUIDE

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作者
HANNA, DC
JONES, JK
LARGE, AC
SHEPHERD, DP
TROPPER, AC
CHANDLER, PJ
RODMAN, MJ
TOWNSEND, PD
ZHANG, L
机构
[1] UNIV SOUTHAMPTON,OPTOELECTR RES CTR,SOUTHAMPTON SO9 5NH,HANTS,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV SUSSEX,SCH MATH & PHYS SCI,BRIGHTON BN1 9QH,E SUSSEX,ENGLAND
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10.1016/0030-4018(93)90081-F
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The first laser operation of an Yb: YAG waveguide is reported. Room temperature, continuous wave operation was achieved at a threshold of 30 mW. Projected thresholds of a few milliwatts for a channel waveguide indicate that for quasi-three level lasers, a waveguide configuration, even if lossy, can be highly beneficial.
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页码:211 / 215
页数:5
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