CW ROOM-TEMPERATURE UPCONVERSION LASING AT BLUE, GREEN AND RED WAVELENGTHS IN INFRARED-PUMPED PR-3+-DOPED FLUORIDE FIBER

被引:184
作者
SMART, RG [1 ]
HANNA, DC [1 ]
TROPPER, AC [1 ]
DAVEY, ST [1 ]
CARTER, SF [1 ]
SZEBESTA, D [1 ]
机构
[1] BRITISH TELECOM LABS,IPSWICH IP5 7RE,ENGLAND
关键词
LASERS; OPTICAL FIBERS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19910817
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Continuous-wave, room temperature laser oscillation at 491 nm, 520 nm, 605 nm and 635 nm in a Pr3+-doped fluorozirconate fibre pumped simultaneously at 1.01-mu-m and 0.835-mu-m is reported. An output power of 185 mW has been measured for the 635 nm transition. The thresholds obtained suggest that laser diode-pumped operation of all four transitions should be possible in an optimised fibre.
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页码:1307 / 1309
页数:3
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