Low threshold quasi-three-level 946 nm laser operation of an epitaxially grown Nd:Y3Al5O12 waveguide
- 5 July 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 63 (1) , 7-9
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.109703
Abstract
We report the 946 nm laser operation of an epitaxially grown Nd:YAG planar waveguide. The incident and absorbed power thresholds of 4 and 1.2 mW, respectively, are lower than those reported for bulk lasers when using a similar experimental setup. We also report the use of Ga doping of the active layer to increase the refractive index difference to allow the production of very small guiding layers.Keywords
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