Title :
Rare-earth doped chalcogenide glass fibre laser
Author :
Schweizer, T. ; Samson, B.N. ; Moore, R.C. ; Hewak, D.W. ; Payne, D.N.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
fDate :
2/27/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The first laser action in a rare-earth doped chalcogenide glass fibre is reported. Laser action at 1080 nm was obtained in a 22 mm long gallium lanthanum sulphide glass fibre with a neodymium doped core, fabricated by the rod-in-tube technique. The laser was pumped continuous wave with a Ti:sapphire laser at 815 nm and showed a self-pulsing behaviour
Keywords :
chalcogenide glasses; fibre lasers; glass fibres; laser transitions; neodymium; optical fibre fabrication; optical pumping; 1080 nm; 22 mm; 815 nm; Ga2O3-LaO-SO:Nd; Ti:sapphire laser; continuous wave laser pumping; gallium lanthanum sulphide glass fibre; laser action; neodymium doped core; rare-earth doped chalcogenide glass fibre laser; rod-in-tube technique; self-pulsing behaviour;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19970270
