Structural modifications in Er-Yb doped phosphate glass induced by femtosecond laser waveguide writing

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6881, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Fletcher, L B ^a   Witcher, J J ^a   Reichman, W J ^a   Bovatsek, J ^b   Arai, A ^b   Krol, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b IMRA AMERICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal spectroscopy; Er Yb doped phosphate glass; Femtosecond laser

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); FIBER LASERS; PHOSPHATES; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

CONFOCAL SPECTROSCOPY; PHOSPHATE GLASS;

GLASS;

EID: 41149141790     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.763982     Document Type: Conference Paper

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