Title :
In-fibre resonant pumping of a fibre laser
Author :
Lancaster, David G. ; Bennetts, Shayne ; Sabella, Alex ; Henry, Peter ; Jackson, Stuart D.
Author_Institution :
ElectroOptical Technol. Group, Defence Sci. & Technol. Organ, Edinburgh, SA
Abstract :
We have developed and demonstrated a double-clad fibre laser which has an annulus doped with thulium that lases and resonantly pumps an inner core doped with holmium producing 86 mW at 2089 nm.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; holmium; laser beams; optical fibre cladding; optical pumping; thulium; JkJk:Tm3+,Ho3+; double-clad fibre laser; holmium-doped inner core; in-fibre resonant pumping; power 86 mW; resonant pump; thulium-doped annulus; wavelength 2089 nm; Area measurement; Brightness; Fiber lasers; Glass; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical fibers; Pump lasers; Quantum cascade lasers; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610374
