Title :
Passively Q-switched thulium-doped silica fiber laser
Author :
Sahu, J.K. ; Philippov, V. ; Kim, J. ; Codemard, C. ; Dupriez, P. ; Nilsson, J. ; Abdolvand, A. ; Kulshov, N.V.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectronics Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
A thulium-doped fiber laser generated pulses with 12 /spl mu/J energy and 16 ns duration at 1822 nm, when passively Q-switched by a Cr/sup 2+/:ZnSe crystal saturable absorber. The repetition rate varied between 2-20 kHz.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; Q-switching; chromium; fibre lasers; optical pulse generation; optical saturable absorption; thulium; zinc compounds; 12 muJ; 16 ns; 1822 nm; 2 to 20 kHz; Cr/sup 2+/:ZnSe crystal saturable absorber; ZnSe:Cr/sup 2+/; optical pulse generation; passive Q-switching; thulium-doped silica fiber laser;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
