Title :
Gain from helium-xenon discharges in hollow optical fibres at 3 to 3.5 µm
Author :
Bateman, S.A. ; Belardi, Walter ; Yu, F. ; Webb, C.E. ; Wadsworth, William J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, Bath, UK
Abstract :
Gain is observed for the first time in gas discharges in flexible hollow-core optical fibres. Helium-xenon DC discharges in 1m long fibres show gain on three laser transitions at 3.11, 3.37 and 3.51μm.
Keywords :
discharges (electric); helium; laser transitions; optical fibres; xenon; DC discharges; He-Xe; flexible hollow-core optical fibres; gain; helium-xenon discharges; laser transitions; wavelength 3 mum to 3.51 mum; Discharges (electric); Fiber lasers; Gas lasers; Laser transitions; Optical fibers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
