Title :
The 20 W CW fibre laser at 1460 nm based on Si-associated bismuth active centres in germanosilicate fibres
Author :
Firstov, S.V. ; Shubin, A.V. ; Khopin, V.F. ; Bufetov, I.A. ; Guryanov, A.N. ; Dianov, E.M.
Author_Institution :
Fiber Opt. Res. Center, Russian Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
The bismuth-doped fibres are a new type of active medium for high-power NIR fibre lasers within a spectral range 1140-1550 nm. The purpose of this paper was to create a powerful bismuth fibre laser operating near 1460 nm.
Keywords :
bismuth; colour centre lasers; fibre lasers; germanium compounds; optical glass; active centres; active media; continuous wave fibre laser; germanosilicate fibres; near infrared fibre laser; power 20 W; wavelength 1460 nm; Bismuth; Fiber lasers; Luminescence; Optical fibers; Power generation; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5943707
