Direct-UV-written buried channel waveguide lasers in direct-bonded intersubstrate ion-exchanged neodymium-doped germano-borosilicate glass

We report a technique for producing single-mode buried channel waveguide lasers in neodymium-doped SiO<sub>2</sub>:GeO<sub>2</sub>:B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>:Na<sub>2</sub>O (SGBN) glass. Direct bonding forms the basis of this process, prov...

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Main Authors: Gawith, C.B.E (Author), Fu, A. (Author), Bhutta, T. (Author), Hua, P. (Author), Shepherd, D.P (Author), Taylor, E.R (Author), Smith, P.G.R (Author), Milanese, D. (Author), Ferraris, M. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2002-10-28.
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520 |a We report a technique for producing single-mode buried channel waveguide lasers in neodymium-doped SiO<sub>2</sub>:GeO<sub>2</sub>:B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>:Na<sub>2</sub>O (SGBN) glass. Direct bonding forms the basis of this process, providing a buried waveguide layer in the photosensitive SGBN material into which channel confinement can be directly written with a focused UV beam. Characterization of a 7.5-mm-long device was performed using a Ti:Sapphire laser operating at 808 nm and the resultant 1059 nm channel waveguide laser output exhibited single-mode operation, milliwatt-order lasing thresholds, and propagation losses of <0.3 dB cm<sup>-1</sup>. 
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