Title :
Broadband diode-pumped fibre laser
Author :
Liu, Kun ; Digonnet, Michel ; Fesler, K. ; Kim, Byoung Yoon ; Shaw, H.J.
Author_Institution :
Stanford Univ., CA
fDate :
7/7/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Reports the observation of a strong dependence of the emission spectrum (centre wavelength and linewidth) of Nd:silica fibre lasers on pump wavelength. In a particular fibre, careful selection of the pump wavelength has led to the operation of a broadband fibre laser at 1060 nm with 19 nm FWHM bandwidth. When pumped with a 30 mW diode laser, it exhibits a 1 mW threshold, a 2.5 mW output, and an intrinsic average wavelength temperature stability of about 10 p.p.m./°C
Keywords :
fibre optics; neodymium; optical pumping; silicon compounds; solid lasers; 1 mW; 1060 nm; 2.5 mW; 30 mW; SiO2:Nd fibre laser; broadband fibre laser; centre wavelength; diode-pumped fibre laser; intrinsic average wavelength temperature stability; linewidth; observation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
