Guided-wave second harmonics in Nd:YCOB ridge waveguides produced by combination of carbon ion irradiation and precise diamond blade dicing

• First fabrication of Nd:YCOB waveguides by ion irradiation and diamond dicing.
• Enhanced SHG in ridge waveguides.
• Well confined guiding modes observed in waveguides.

We report on the fabrication of Nd:YCa4O(BO3)3 (Nd:YCOB) ridge waveguides by combining carbon ion irradiation and precise diamond blade dicing. The guiding and spectroscopic properties of the planar as well as ridge waveguides are investigated. The second harmonic generation (SHG) at 532 nm has been realized through the waveguide structures. With nearly the same input power, the maximum average output powers are 0.56 mW and 0.62 mW, and the maximum conversion efficiencies reach 0.3%W−1 and 0.5%W−1, for planar and ridge waveguides, respectively.