Title :
High-power broadly tunable erbium-doped silica fibre laser
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
A Ti:sapphire laser at 980 nm has been used to pump a grating-tuned erbium-doped silica fibre laser. 540 mW launched pump power produces up to 270 mW tunable output near 1.55 mu m, with more than 250 mW obtainable from 1.52 to 1.57 mu m.
Keywords :
aluminosilicate glasses; erbium; laser transitions; laser tuning; optical fibres; optical pumping; phosphosilicate glasses; silicon compounds; solid lasers; 1.52 to 1.57 micron; 250 to 270 mW; 540 mW; 980 nm; Al 2O 3:Ti; Er doped silica fibre; SiO 2-Al 2O 3-P 2O 5:Er 3+; Ti:sapphire laser; grating-tuned; high power type; solid lasers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19891005
