• DocumentCode
    1085546
  • Title

    High-efficiency CW thulium-sensitised holmium-doped fluoride fibre laser operating at 2.04 mu m

  • Author

    Monerie, M. ; Poignant, Hubert

  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    17
  • fYear
    1991
  • Firstpage
    1513
  • Lastpage
    1515
  • Abstract
    Laser oscillation at 2.04 mu m has been observed in a thulium-sensitised holmium doped singlemode fluorozirconate fibre. 52% slope efficiency and 250 mW output power were obtained with a pump at 0.82 mu m. Cross relaxation in thulium gives a pump quantum efficiency of 1.30.
  • Keywords
    aluminium compounds; barium compounds; fibre lasers; holmium; lanthanum compounds; sodium compounds; thulium; zirconium compounds; 0.82 micron; 130 percent; 2.04 micron; 250 mW; 52 percent; ZrF 4-BaF 2-LaF 3-AlF 3-NaF:Tm, Ho; cross relaxation; output power; pump quantum efficiency; single-mode fibre; slope efficiency;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19910951
  • Filename
    132779
    • Link To Document
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