Title :
CW cladding pumped phosphate glass fibre laser operating at 1.054 μm
Author :
Boetti, Nadia Giovanna ; Lousteau, Joris ; Mura, Emanuele ; Abrate, Silivo ; Milanese, Daniel
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Scienza Appl. e Tecnol., Politec. di Torino, Turin, Italy
Abstract :
We present the fabrication and characterization of a Nd3+-doped double clad phosphate glass optical fibre manufactured by preform drawing, with the preform being obtained by rod-in-tube technique. Laser action at 1.054 mum was demonstrated by cladding pumping 9 cm of the fabricated optical fibre using a semiconductor pigtailed laser diode emitting at 793 nm. A maximum output power of 85 mW was obtained with a slope efficiency of 18% with respect to the launched pump power.
Keywords :
drawing (mechanical); fibre lasers; neodymium; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre fabrication; optical glass; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; CW cladding pumped phosphate glass fibre laser; efficiency 18 percent; optical fibre fabrication; output power; power 85 mW; preform drawing; rod-in-tube technique; semiconductor pigtailed laser diode; slope efficiency; wavelength 1.054 mum; wavelength 793 nm; Fiber lasers; Glass; Laser applications; Laser excitation; Optical fibers; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Nd3+-doped glass; fibre laser; optical fibre; phosphate glass;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2014 16th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Graz
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2014.6876634
