Yb-doped glass microcavity laser operation in water.

نویسندگان

  • Eric P Ostby
  • Kerry J Vahala
چکیده

A ytterbium-doped silica microcavity laser demonstrates stable laser emission while completely submerged in water. To our knowledge, it is the first solid-state laser whose cavity mode interacts with water. The device generates more than 2 microW of output power. The laser performance is presented, and low-concentration biosensing is discussed as a potential application.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Optics letters

دوره 34 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009