HIGHLY EFFICIENT AND TUNABLE OPERATION OF 2 COLOR TM-DOPED FLUORIDE FIBER LASER

被引:33
作者
PERCIVAL, RM
SZEBESTA, D
DAVEY, ST
机构
[1] BT Laboratories, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, Suffolk
关键词
OPTICAL FIBERS; LASERS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19920424
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 near theoretical maximum slope efficiency of 37% (90% photon conversion) has been demonstrated at 1.925-mu-m by forcing simultaneous operation of the 1.82 and 2.31-mu-m transitions in a thulium-doped ZBLAN fibre. In addition significant amounts of tunable output power, > 30 mW, have been observed over a range of 40 nm from 1.818 to 1.858-mu-m for a launched pump power of 183 mW.
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页码:671 / 673
页数:3
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