Title :
Diode-pumping high-power Q-switched fiber laser at 2.8 μm
Author :
Segi, T. ; Okada, Y. ; Sakai, T. ; Wada, A.
Author_Institution :
Opt. & Electron. Lab., Fujikura Ltd., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
A Q-switched high-power fiber laser at 2.8 μm has been developed with a high power pumping laser diode array and an Er-doped double-clad fiber. Peak power over 50 W and pulse energy of 31 μJ is achieved.
Keywords :
Q-switching; erbium; fibre lasers; laser transitions; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; 2.8 mum; 31 muJ; Er-doped double-clad fiber; ZBLAN:Er; ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3-NaF:Er; high-power Q-switched fiber laser; pumping laser diode array; Diode lasers; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical arrays; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1277297