Laser operation of a Tm:Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> planar waveguide

We demonstrate the first Tm-doped yttria planar waveguide laser to our knowledge, grown by pulsed laser deposition. A maximum output power of 35 mW at 1.95 µm with 9% slope efficiency was achieved from a 12 µm-thick film grown on a Y3Al5O12 substrate.

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Main Authors: Szela, Jakub (Author), Sloyan, Katherine (Author), Parsonage, Tina L. (Author), Mackenzie, Jacob I. (Author), Eason, Robert W. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2013-05-20.
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