Cyan praseodymium waveguide laser

[EN]In this Letter we report the demonstration of the first cyan Pr-based waveguide laser, fabricated inscribing depressed-cladding waveguides in Pr:Ba(Y0.8Lu0.2)2F8 by direct femtosecond laser writing. With an optimized waveguide geometry for the monoclinic crystal matrix, we demonstrate lasing at...

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Authors: Baiocco, Davide, López Quintas, Ignacio, Vázquez de Aldana, Javier R., Tonelli, Mauro, Tredicucci, Alessandro
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2025
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repository:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:gredos______::43ee4cfc25a0313d7fb1777c64f72bd1
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/171245
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Beam splitters
Diode lasers
Femtosecond lasers
Laser sources
Solid state lasers
Ultrafast lasers
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Summary:[EN]In this Letter we report the demonstration of the first cyan Pr-based waveguide laser, fabricated inscribing depressed-cladding waveguides in Pr:Ba(Y0.8Lu0.2)2F8 by direct femtosecond laser writing. With an optimized waveguide geometry for the monoclinic crystal matrix, we demonstrate lasing at 495 nm, observing a maximum output power of 22 mW and a maximum slope efficiency of 7% in a compact 6 mm-long laser cavity. These values are comparable with those reported in the literature for solid-state devices based on bulk crystals. Incidentally, this is also the first, to our knowledge, demonstration of a waveguide visible laser based on a monoclinic crystal matrix.