Waveguide lasers have been fabricated by potassium ionexchange in neodymium-doped BK-7 glass. Lasers operating at λ = 1058 nm in a single-transverse-mode at both pump and lasing wavelengths showed launched-power thresholds as low as 7.5 mW.
Inspec keywords: integrated optics; glass; solid lasers; neodymium; ion exchange; optical waveguide components; optical workshop techniques
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Subjects: Chemical exchanges (substitution, atom transfer, abstraction, disproportionation, and group exchange); Optical fabrication, surface grinding; Solid lasers; Glasses (engineering materials science); Optical waveguides; Laser resonators and cavities; Lasing action in other solids; Laser resonators and cavities; Integrated optics; Design of specific laser systems; Optical waveguides and couplers; Integrated optics
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