Title :
Tuning of a Tm3+:Ho3+: silica fiber laser at 2 μm
Author :
Ghisler, Christian ; Luthy, Willy ; Weber, Heinz P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Bern Univ., Switzerland
fDate :
11/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Thermal tuning of a Tm3+:Ho3+:SiO2 glass fiber laser was investigated. As a function of fiber length and temperature, the emission wavelength can be varied between 1960 and 2032 nm. The bandwidth of the laser emission is about 2 mm. Besides the wavelength also the change of threshold and slope efficiency with temperature and fiber length and the fiber absorption were measured
Keywords :
fibre lasers; holmium; laser tuning; light absorption; stimulated emission; thulium; 1960 to 2032 nm; 2 mum; Tm3+:Ho3+: silica fiber laser; emission wavelength; fiber absorption; fiber length; slope efficiency; thermal tuning; threshold; Absorption; Fiber lasers; Laser beam cutting; Laser tuning; Ovens; Pump lasers; Silicon compounds; Temperature dependence; Temperature measurement; Wavelength measurement;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
