Title :
Watt-level fluoride glass Raman fiber laser
Author :
Fortin, Vincent ; Bernier, Martin ; Faucher, Dominic ; Carrier, Julien ; Vallée, Réal
Author_Institution :
Center for Opt., Photonics & Lasers (COPL), Univ. Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We report on the first watt-level fluoride glass Raman fiber laser. A maximum output power of 1.22 W at the first Stokes order wavelength of 2231.4 nm was produced out of a nested cavity Raman fiber laser.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; fibre lasers; fluoride glasses; laser cavity resonators; optical glass; silicon compounds; thulium; SiO2:Tm3+; first Stokes order wavelength; nested cavity Raman fiber laser; power 1.22 W; watt level fluoride glass Raman fiber laser; wavelength 2231.4 nm; Cavity resonators; Fiber lasers; Glass; Laser excitation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
