NEODYMIUM-DOPED GLASS CHANNEL WAVE-GUIDE LASER CONTAINING AN INTEGRATED DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTOR

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ROMAN, JE
WINICK, KA
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[1] Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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10.1063/1.108076
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O59 [应用物理学];
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An integrated, distributed Bragg reflector laser in a Nd-doped, glass, channel waveguide is reported for the first time. The waveguide is fabricated using Ag+ thermal ion exchange in a soda-lime-silicate-glass containing 2% Nd2O3 by weight. The distributed Bragg reflector grating is produced holographically in photoresist and then etched into the waveguide using argon ion milling. The device lases in a single longitudinal mode with a pump threshold of 50 mW and a slope efficiency of 1%.
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