EFFICIENT UP-CONVERSION PUMPING AT 1.064 MU-M OF TM3+-DOPED FLUORIDE FIBER LASER OPERATING AROUND 1.47 MU-M

被引:26
作者
KOMUKAI, T
YAMAMOTO, T
SUGAWA, T
MIYAJIMA, Y
机构
[1] NTT Optical Cable Systems Laboratory, Tokai
关键词
OPTICAL FIBERS; LASERS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19920525
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
1.064-mu-m upconversion pumping was used to operate a highly efficient CW and Q-switched thulium (Tm3+)-doped fluoride fibre laser at around 1.47-mu-m. The maximum CW output power was 100 mW for a launched pump power of 570 mW. The threshold power was 200 mW, the slope efficiency 27% and the wavelength tuning width 20 nm. A peak power of 70 W was generated for Q switching at a launched pump power of 300 mW.
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页码:830 / 832
页数:3
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