CW ROOM-TEMPERATURE BLUE UP-CONVERSION FIBER LASER

被引:169
作者
GRUBB, SG
BENNETT, KW
CANNON, RS
HUMER, WF
机构
[1] Amoco Technology Company, Physical Technology Division, Naperville, IL 60566
关键词
LASERS; FIBER LASERS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19920785
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
The Letter reports what the authors believe to be the first single-wavelength pumped, CW, room-temperature, blue upconversion laser. This 480 nm laser uses Tm3+ as the active ion in a fluorozirconate glass fibre. Up to 60 m W of output power has been observed with a slope efficiency of 18% with respect to coupled pump power.
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页码:1243 / 1244
页数:2
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