TY - JOUR
T1 - Er3+-doped tellurite glass microsphere laser
T2 - Optical properties, coupling scheme, and lasing characteristics
AU - Peng, Xiang
AU - Song, Feng
AU - Kuwata-Gonokami, Makoto
AU - Jiang, Shibin
AU - Peyghambarian, N.
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to acknowledge support from Technical Research Incentive Funding (TRIF) of state of Arizona, the National Science Foundation IUCRC Center for Optoelectronic Devices, Interconnects, and Packaging (COEDIP), and the ERATO project in cooperation with the Department of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, and with the Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST).
PY - 2005/3
Y1 - 2005/3
N2 - We present a comprehensive review of work on the Er3+-doped tellurite glass microsphere laser. We discuss the optical properties of Er3+-doped tellurite glass, including the emission cross section, the absorption cross section, and the lifetime analysis. Whispering-gallery modes in microspheres and fiber-taper coupling schemes are described, and theoretical analysis is performed for optimization. Finally, lasing characteristics such as the threshold, the lasing wavelength, and the temperature dependence of the microsphere laser are analyzed. Microsphere lasers with different Er2 O3 doping concentrations have been fabricated and examined. A state-of-the-art L-band microsphere laser with 124.5-μW maximum output power is demonstrated. These miniature microsphere lasers have great potential and have attracted considerable attention because of their versatility for signal processing, fiber communication, and photon computation, as well as laser stabilization and sensing applications.
AB - We present a comprehensive review of work on the Er3+-doped tellurite glass microsphere laser. We discuss the optical properties of Er3+-doped tellurite glass, including the emission cross section, the absorption cross section, and the lifetime analysis. Whispering-gallery modes in microspheres and fiber-taper coupling schemes are described, and theoretical analysis is performed for optimization. Finally, lasing characteristics such as the threshold, the lasing wavelength, and the temperature dependence of the microsphere laser are analyzed. Microsphere lasers with different Er2 O3 doping concentrations have been fabricated and examined. A state-of-the-art L-band microsphere laser with 124.5-μW maximum output power is demonstrated. These miniature microsphere lasers have great potential and have attracted considerable attention because of their versatility for signal processing, fiber communication, and photon computation, as well as laser stabilization and sensing applications.
KW - Erbium laser
KW - Micro-optics
KW - Microsphere
KW - Tellurite glass
KW - Temperature dependence
KW - Whispering-gallery modes
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U2 - 10.1117/1.1869995
DO - 10.1117/1.1869995
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:24744471159
SN - 0091-3286
VL - 44
SP - 1
EP - 8
JO - Optical Engineering
JF - Optical Engineering
IS - 3
ER -