LASING AND AMPLIFICATION IN THE 0.8-MU-M REGION IN THULIUM DOPED FLUOROZIRCONATE FIBERS

被引:14
作者
CARTER, JN
SMART, RG
HANNA, DC
TROPPER, AC
机构
[1] Department of Physics, University of Southampton, Southampton
关键词
Amplifiers; Fibre lasers; Optical fibres;
D O I
10.1049/el:19901130
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
A thulium doped fluorozirconate fibre laser operating continuous-wave at wavelengths around 810nm when pumped at 780 nm is reported. A slope efficiency of 15% with respect to incident pump power and a maximum output of 125mW was achieved. This transition has the potential for laser diode pumping and with the output also being in the AlGaAs diode wavelength range there exist interesting possibilities for extending the versatility of such sources. © 1990, The Institution of Electrical Engineers. All rights reserved.
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页码:1759 / 1761
页数:3
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