Open Access BASE2016

Ridge waveguide laser in Nd:LiNbO3 by Zn-diffusion and femtosecond-laser structuring

Martínez de Mendívil, J; Hoyo, J. del; Solís Céspedes, Javier; Lifante, G

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Abstract

4 págs,; 5 figs. ; Ridge waveguide lasers have been fabricated on Nd doped LiNbO crystals. The fs-laser writing technique was used to define ridge structures on a gradient-index planar waveguide fabricated by Zn-diffusion. This planar waveguide was formed in a z-cut LiNbO substrate homogeneously doped with a 0.23% of Nd ions. To obtain lateral light confinement, the surface was then micromachined using a multiplexed femtosecond laser writing beam, forming the ridge structures. By butting two mirrors at the channel waveguide end-facets, forming a waveguide laser cavity, TM-polarized laser action at 1085 nm was achieved by end-fire TM-pumping at 815 nm. The waveguide laser shows a threshold of 31 mW, with a 7% of slope efficiency. © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved ; This work was supported by the Spanish Government under projects TEC2014-52642-C2-1-R and MAT2013-47395-C4. ; Peer Reviewed

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