19-μm operation of a Tm:lead germanate glass waveguide laser
- 1 July 1994
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 19 (13), 954-956
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.19.000954
Abstract
We report what we believe to be the first planar-technology waveguide laser in the 2-μm region. Laser operation of the 3H4 to 3H6 transition of Tm3+ ions in a lead germanate glass host has been observed in an ion-implanted planar waveguide.Keywords
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