Title :
Watt-level Bi-doped fiber lasers: Breakthrough into 1300 — 1500 nm wavelength region
Author :
Bufetov, I.A. ; Firstov, S.V. ; Khopin, V.F. ; Shubin, A.V. ; Medvedkov, O.I. ; Iskhakova, L.D. ; Guryanov, A.N. ; Dianov, E.M.
Author_Institution :
Fiber Opt. Res. Center, Russian Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
Watt-level ~20% efficiency Bi fiber lasers have been demonstrated at 1340 and 1480 nm for the first time. Optical properties of Bi-doped phosphogermanosilicate fibers depending on core composition were investigated.
Keywords :
bismuth; fibre lasers; optical properties; optical properties; phosphogermanosilicate fibers; watt-level bsimuth-doped fiber lasers; wavelength 1300 nm to 1500 nm; wavelength 1340 nm; wavelength 1480 nm; wavelength region; Absorption; Bismuth; Chemical lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser theory; Luminescence; Optical fiber devices; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Preforms;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1