Title :
Extruded Microstructured Fiber Lasers
Author :
Oermann, Michael R. ; Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Heike ; Ottaway, David J. ; Lancaster, David G. ; Veitch, Peter J. ; Monro, Tanya M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Chem. & Phys., Univ. of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
fDate :
4/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present the first fiber laser fabricated from an extruded microstructured preform. This laser is also, to the best of our knowledge, the first microstructured tellurite glass fiber laser. The threshold and efficiency of the 980-nm pumped, 1.5-μm erbium-doped tellurite laser were measured to be 1.5 mW and 13%, respectively.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; glass fibres; optical fibre fabrication; microstructured fiber lasers; microstructured glass fiber laser; optical fibre laser; optical fibre materials; power 1.5 mW; wavelength 1.5 mum; wavelength 980 nm; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Glass; Laser excitation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Pump lasers; Erbium; optical fiber lasers; optical fiber materials;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2012.2183863
