THULIUM-DOPED ZBLAN BLUE UP-CONVERSION FIBER LASER - THEORY

被引:22
作者
DUCLOS, F
URQUHART, P
机构
[1] INST NATL SCI APPL,DEPT GEN PHYS,F-31400 TOULOUSE,FRANCE
[2] BT LABS,IPSWICH IP5 7RE,ENGLAND
关键词
FIBER LASERS; FIBER AMPLIFIERS; VISIBLE LASERS; UP-CONVERSION LASERS;
D O I
10.1364/JOSAB.12.000709
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A theory is presented for thulium-doped ZBLAN fiber amplifiers and lasers that are upconversion pumped by a single source at approximately 1150 nm and emit in the blue spectrum at approximately 480 nm. The performance of both heavily saturated traveling-wave power amplifiers and laser oscillators is studied with a view to understanding device optimization. The laser model is compared with published experimental data.
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页码:709 / 717
页数:9
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