DocumentCode
1772328
Title
Superluminescent fiber laser source in the mid-infrared via dual-pumping
Author
Hudson, Darren D. ; Iwanus, Nikolas ; Hu, Tomonori ; Jackson, Stuart D.
Author_Institution
Inst. of Photonics & Opt. Sci., Univ. of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
fYear
2014
fDate
8-13 June 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
By dual pumping the upper and lower laser level of the 5I6 → 5I7 transition (2.9 μm) of Ho3+ we demonstrate a power-scalable fiber laser that can be modulated between continuous wave lasing and superluminesence.
Keywords
fibre lasers; holmium; laser transitions; optical modulation; optical pumping; superradiance; 5I6 → 5I7 transition; continuous wave lasing; dual pumping; laser modulation; lower laser level; power-scalable fiber laser; superluminescent fiber laser source; superluminesence; upper laser level; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Optical fiber devices; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6989900
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