Abstract
We report what we believe to be the first planar-technology waveguide laser in the 2-μm region. Laser operation of the 3H4 to 3H6 transition of Tm3+ ions in a lead germanate glass host has been observed in an ion-implanted planar waveguide.
© 1994 Optical Society of America
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