• DocumentCode
    2870994
  • Title

    Three-level Neodymium fiber laser incorporating photonic bandgap fiber

  • Author

    Wang, A. ; George, A.K. ; Knight, J.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, Bath
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report a neodymium fiber laser incorporating photonic bandgap fiber to suppress the four-level laser transition. Lasing at 907 nm on the three-level transition 4F3/2-4I9/2 is achieved with a slope efficiency of 32%.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; holey fibres; laser beams; laser transitions; neodymium; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; JkJk:Nd; efficiency 32 percent; four-level laser transition; photonic bandgap fiber; slope efficiency; three-level neodymium fiber laser; wavelength 907 nm; Fiber lasers; Insertion loss; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Mirrors; Neodymium; Photonic band gap; Photonic bandgap fibers; Reflectivity; Silicon compounds; (060.2280) Fiber design; (140.3510) Lasers, fiber;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628219
  • Filename
    4628219