Title :
Narrow linewidth tunable CW and Q-switched 0.98 mu m operation of erbium-doped fluorozirconate fibre laser
Author :
Monerie, M. ; Poignant, Hubert
Abstract :
Tunable Q-switched operation of an erbium-doped fluorozirconate fibre laser around 0.99 mu m has been demonstrated. An intracavity prism and a rotating mirror were used to tune and to switch pulses of 120 ns duration and 10 W peak power at a repetition rate of 50 Hz. Tuning over 23 nm with output powers up to 10 mW and 4% overall efficiency is also reported for CW operation.
Keywords :
Q-switching; erbium; fibre optics; laser transitions; laser tuning; solid lasers; zirconium compounds; 0.98 to 0.99 micron; 10 W; 10 mW; 120 ns; 4 percent; 50 Hz; CW operation; Q-switched operation; ZrF 4:Er; efficiency; intracavity prism; narrow linewidth tuning; peak power; repetition rate; rotating mirror;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19890724
