The tremendous interest in the field of waveguide lasers in the past two decades is largely
attributed to the geometry of the gain medium, which provides the possibility to store optical …

The field of optically pumped planar waveguide lasers has seen a rapid development over
the last two decades driven by the requirements of a range of applications. This sustained …

We report a novel laser processing strategy to realize high-aspect-ratio crack-free
microstructures fabrication on sapphire substrates by combining femtosecond laser-induced …

Etching of amorphous Al 2 O 3 and polycrystalline Y 2 O 3 films has been investigated using
an inductively coupled reactive ion etch system. The etch behaviour has been studied by …

Ultrahigh resolution optical coherence tomography imaging is performed with a compact
broadband superluminescent diode light source. The source consists of two multiplexed …

This review takes a look at the historical development of the dielectric planar waveguide
laser leading to key state-of-the-art technologies that fall within this broad subject area …

It has been recognized that the monoclinic double tungstates KY (WO 4) 2, KGd (WO 4) 2,
and KLu (WO 4) 2 possess a high potential as rare-earth-ion-doped solid-state laser …

We have employed femtosecond laser writing in order to induce refractive-index changes
and waveguides in Ti 3+-doped sapphire. Do** the sapphire crystal with an appropriate …

This paper reviews recent progress in the field of optically pumped rare-earth-doped
channel waveguide lasers, with a focus on operation utilizing distributed-feedback …

This paper reviews the recent developments in rare-earth-ion-doped channel waveguide
lasers. Optical gain in rare-earth-ion-doped waveguides has been increased by two orders …