RED UPCONVERSION YB-SENSITIZED PR FLUORIDE FIBER LASER PUMPED IN 0.8 MU-M REGION

被引:86
作者
ALLAIN, JY
MONERIE, M
POIGNANT, H
机构
[1] Centre National d'Etudes des Telecommunications LAB/OCM/FOG, BP40-22301, Lannion
关键词
OPTICAL FIBERS; LASERS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19910721
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
Room temperature upconversion lasing has been obtained at 635 nm in Yb:Pr codoped fluoride fibre pumped in the 0.8-mu-m region. Yb3+ is excited by ground state absorption and transfers energy to the 1G4 level of Pr3+, which is then brought into the 3P0 level by excited state absorption. Extracted powers in excess of 20 mW at 635 nm and a slope efficiency of 10% were observed for 840-850 nm.
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