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Mode-Locked Erbium/Ytterbium Co-Doped Waveguide Laser

Published

Author(s)

John B. Schlager, Berton Callicoatt, Kevin L. Silverman, Richard Mirin, Norman Sanford, D. L. Veasey

Abstract

Picosecond pulses are generated from a passively mode-locked ER3+/Yb3+ co-doped planar waveguide laser in an extended cavity configuration with a semiconductor saturable absorber mode locker. Average output power exceeds 8 mW and is expected to increase with laser improvements.
Proceedings Title
Tech. Dig., Conf. on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)
Conference Dates
May 6-11, 2001
Conference Location
Baltimore, MD, USA

Keywords

mode-locked waveguide laser, semiconductor saturable absorber

Citation

Schlager, J. , Callicoatt, B. , Silverman, K. , Mirin, R. , Sanford, N. and Veasey, D. (2001), Mode-Locked Erbium/Ytterbium Co-Doped Waveguide Laser, Tech. Dig., Conf. on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), Baltimore, MD, USA (Accessed May 5, 2024)
Created April 30, 2001, Updated October 12, 2021