Title :
Room temperature CW fibre laser at 3.5 mu m in Er3+-doped ZBLAN glass
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. of Braunschweig, Germany
fDate :
7/2/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The first fibre laser operating above 3 mu m at room temperature is reported. An Er3+-doped ZBLAN fibre pumped at 655 nm shows CW laser operation around 3.5 mu m.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; barium compounds; erbium; fibre lasers; fluoride glasses; lanthanum compounds; optical pumping; sodium compounds; zirconium compounds; 3.5 micron; CW laser operation; Er 3+:ZBLAN; ZBLAN:Er 3+; ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3-NaF:Er; fibre laser; room temperature;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19920865