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Integrated-optic laser fabricated by field-assisted ion exchange in neodymium-doped soda-lime-silicate glass

Journal Article · · Optics Letters; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.15.000366· OSTI ID:6944238
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  1. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Optical Electronic Metrology Group, Mail Stop 724.02, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 80303 (USA)
A continuous-wave integrated-optic channel waveguide laser operating at 1.057 {mu}m has been fabricated in neodymium-doped soda-lime-silicate laser glass. The device was end-fire pumped with the 0.528-{mu}m line of an argon-ion laser. Threshold for laser action occurs for an absorbed pump power of 31 mW. The slope efficiency for the integrated-optic laser is estimated to be 0.5%. Field-assisted ion exchange in a eutectic melt of CaNO{sub 3} and KNO{sub 3} was used to form the waveguide.
OSTI ID:
6944238
Journal Information:
Optics Letters; (USA), Journal Name: Optics Letters; (USA) Vol. 15:7; ISSN 0146-9592; ISSN OPLED
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English