Efficient waveguide lasers in femtosecond laser inscribed double-cladding waveguides of Yb:YAG ceramics
We report on the fabrication of depressed double-cladding waveguides in Yb:YAG ceramics by using femtosecond (fs) laser inscription. The double-cladding structures consist of tubular central structures with 30 μm diameter and concentric larger size tubular claddings with diameters of 100-200 μm. Con...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad de Salamanca (USAL) |
| Repository: | GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/123364 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10366/123364 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Waveguides Femtosecond lasers Waveguide lasers Photonics Integrated optics Ceramics 2209.10 Láseres 2209.13 Óptica no lineal |
| Summary: | We report on the fabrication of depressed double-cladding waveguides in Yb:YAG ceramics by using femtosecond (fs) laser inscription. The double-cladding structures consist of tubular central structures with 30 μm diameter and concentric larger size tubular claddings with diameters of 100-200 μm. Continuous wave laser oscillations at wavelength of 1030 nm have been realized at room temperature through optical pump at 946 nm. The obtained maximum output power of the double-cladding waveguide lasers is ~80.2 mW with a slope efficiency as high as 62.9%. |
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