Title :
1W diode-pumped tunable Ho3+, Pr3+-doped fluoride glass fibre laser
Author :
Hudson, Donna ; Magi, E. ; Gomes, L. ; Jackson, Stuart D.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Opt. Sci., Univ. of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
A 1 W Ho3+, Pr3+-co-doped fluoride glass fibre laser was operated narrowband (<;0.5 nm) and was tuned between 2825 and 2900 nm using cleaves that were perpendicular to the fibre axis. A maximum slope efficiency of 28.5 was generated as a function of the launched pump power.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; fluorine compounds; holmium; optical pumping; optical tuning; praseodymium; diode pumped tunable; fluoride glass fibre laser; launched pump power; operated narrowband; power 1 W; wavelength 2825 nm; wavelength 2900 nm;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2011.1907
