George, Mathew: Ti:Tm:LiNbO 3 Waveguide amplifiers and lasers. 2012
Inhalt
- Abstract
- Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Waveguide Fabrication and Characterization
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Fabrication of Ti:Tm:LiNbO3 waveguide
- 2.3 Characterization of Ti:Tm:LiNbO3 waveguide
- 2.3.1 Waveguide Mode Intensity Distribution
- 2.3.2 Scattering Losses
- 2.3.3 Thulium Depth Profile
- 2.3.4 Absorption Spectra
- 2.3.5 Fluorescence Spectrum
- 2.3.6 Transition Cross Sections
- 2.4 Conclusions
- 3 Ti:Tm:LiNbO3 Waveguide Amplifier
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 In-band Pumping Scheme
- 3.3 Modeling
- 3.4 Experimental Investigations
- 3.5 Discussion
- 4 Ti:Tm:LiNbO3 Waveguide Laser
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Laser Cavity
- 4.3 Experimental Setup
- 4.4 Power Characteristics
- 4.4.1 High-Q Operation at s = 1890 nm
- 4.4.2 Low-Q Operation at s = 1850 nm
- 4.4.3 Relaxation Oscillations
- 4.5 Spectral Properties
- 4.6 Optimization
- 4.7 Conclusions
- 5 Conclusions And Outlook
- A Thulium Doped Waveguides for Quantum Memory Applications
- B Optical Spectrum of Ti:Er:LiNbO3 Waveguide Laser
- 6 Acknowledgements
- Bibliography