EFFICIENT AND TUNABLE OPERATION OF A TM-DOPED FIBER LASER

被引:89
作者
HANNA, DC
PERCIVAL, RM
SMART, RG
TROPPER, AC
机构
[1] Department of Physics, Southampton University, Highfield, Southampton
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D O I
10.1016/0030-4018(90)90533-Y
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report on improved performance from a silica based thulium doped fibre laser. Under excitation at 810 nm this system has demonstrated a near theoretical maximum slope efficiency of 36% (84% photon conversion efficiency), corresponding t mW of laser output power at 1900 nm for 167 mW of absorbed power. In addition we have used a birefringent filter to continuously tune the laser over a range of 276 nm, from 1780 to 2056 nm. © 1990.
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