DocumentCode
1095152
Title
Q-switched operation of laser diode pumped erbium-doped fluorozirconate fibre laser operating at 2.7 μm
Author
Frerichs, C. ; Tauermann, T.
Author_Institution
Inst. fur Hochfrequenztech., Tech. Univ. Braunschweig
Volume
30
Issue
9
fYear
1994
fDate
4/29/1994 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
706
Lastpage
707
Abstract
Q-switched operation of a 2.7 μm fluorozirconate fibre laser is shown for the first time. An acousto-optic modulator and a rotating mirror were used as switching elements. Pulse durations of 100 ns and peak powers exceeding 2 W were achieved
Keywords
Q-switching; barium compounds; erbium; fibre lasers; lanthanum compounds; optical modulation; optical pumping; sodium compounds; zirconium compounds; 2 W; 2.7 mum; Er-doped fluorozirconate fibre laser; Q-switched operation; ZBLAN:Er; ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3-NaF:Er; acousto-optic modulator; laser diode pumped; peak powers; pulse durations; rotating mirror; switching elements;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19940502
Filename
289173
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