Hybrid Q-switched laser with Ti-indiffused LiNbO(3) and Er-Yb co-doped glass waveguides

We report the design and characterization of a novel Q-switched laser configuration based on a composite Er( 3)-Yb( 3) co-doped ion-exchanged glass and Ti-indiffused LiNbO(3) waveguides. This 1536 nm Q-switched laser provides stable 200 ns wide optical pulses for a cavity length of 7 m with a peak p...

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Published inIEEE photonics technology letters Vol. 9; no. 12; pp. 1580 - 1582
Main Authors Yeniay, A, Delavaux, J-M P, Toulouse, J, Barbier, D, Strasser, T A, Pedrazanni, J R, Minford, W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.12.1997
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Summary:We report the design and characterization of a novel Q-switched laser configuration based on a composite Er( 3)-Yb( 3) co-doped ion-exchanged glass and Ti-indiffused LiNbO(3) waveguides. This 1536 nm Q-switched laser provides stable 200 ns wide optical pulses for a cavity length of 7 m with a peak power of 13.5 W and a pulse energy of 2.7 muJ at a 2-kHz repetition rate and 180 mW of 980-nm pump power. Also, we examine the dependence of the pulsewidth and peak power on the laser cavity length to estimate the performance of the integrated version of such a laser
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ISSN:1041-1135
DOI:10.1109/68.643269