Efficient Nd:MgO:LiNbO3 waveguide laser
Efficient Nd:MgO:LiNbO3 waveguide laser
- Author(s): E. Lallier ; J.P. Pocholle ; M. Papuchon ; M. de Micheli ; M.J. Li ; Q. He ; D.B Ostrowsky
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19900605
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- Author(s): E. Lallier 1 ; J.P. Pocholle 1 ; M. Papuchon 1 ; M. de Micheli 2 ; M.J. Li 1 ; Q. He 1 ; D.B Ostrowsky 1
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1: Laboratoire Central de Recherches, Thomson-CSF, Orsay, France
2: Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée, Université de Nice, Nice, France
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Affiliations:
1: Laboratoire Central de Recherches, Thomson-CSF, Orsay, France
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Volume 26, Issue 13,
21 June 1990,
p.
927 – 928
DOI: 10.1049/el:19900605 , Print ISSN 0013-5194, Online ISSN 1350-911X
Efficient CW operation of a single mode Nd:MgO:LiNbO3 channel waveguide laser is reported. The absorbed pump power at threshold is 2.7 mW and the slope efficiency is 34%. With our available pump power the laser could emit up to 14 mW CW without exhibiting any photorefractive damage.
Inspec keywords: magnesium compounds; lithium compounds; neodymium; solid lasers; optical waveguide components
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Subjects: Optical waveguides and couplers; Lasing action in other solids; Solid lasers; Design of specific laser systems; Optical waveguides
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