Q-switched distributed-Bragg-reflector ytterbium laser

H. Ouslimani; L. Bastard; J.-E. Broquin

doi:10.1117/12.2004361

6 March 2013 Q-switched distributed-Bragg-reflector ytterbium laser

H. Ouslimani, L. Bastard, J.-E. Broquin

Proceedings Volume 8627, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XVII; 86270F (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2004361
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2013, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

A passively Q-switched distributed-Bragg-reflector laser made in glass integrated optics technology, and operating around 1030 nm, is designed, realized and investigated. The laser is formed by an ion-exchanged single mode waveguide realized in an Ytterbium doped phosphate glass. The Q-switching behavior is obtained by hybridizing a saturable absorber film on the waveguides. This allows the realization of a short and simple laser cavity having both pulsed and a narrow linewidth emission. Its experimental characterization leads to the observation of a stable repetition rate of 12.5 kHz and a stable pulse duration of 9.2 ns FWHM.

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H. Ouslimani, L. Bastard, and J.-E. Broquin "Q-switched distributed-Bragg-reflector ytterbium laser", Proc. SPIE 8627, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XVII, 86270F (6 March 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2004361

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