Title :
Wavelength-swept Tm-doped fiber lasers
Author :
Tokurakawa, M. ; Daniel, J.M.O. ; Chenug, C.S. ; Liang, Hongjing ; Clarkson, W.A.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
Wavelength-swept operation of cladding-pumped and core-pumped thulium-doped fiber lasers using a novel intracavity rotating disk wavelength-scanning arrangement is reported. Scanning ranges from 1905-2049nm (for cladding pumping) and 1768-1956nm (for core pumping) were obtained.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; optical fibre cladding; optical pumping; optical rotation; thulium; cladding-pumped thulium-doped fiber lasers; core-pumped thulium-doped fiber lasers; intracavity rotating disk wavelength-scanning arrangement; wavelength 1768 nm to 1956 nm; wavelength 1905 nm to 2049 nm; wavelength-swept thulium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser feedback; Optical fibers; Pump lasers; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
