• DocumentCode
    2723233
  • Title

    Multiple-watt Tm3+, Ho3+-co-doped silica fibre laser tunable across both dopant transitions

  • Author

    Sabella, Alexander ; Hemming, Alexander ; Bennetts, Shayne ; Jackson, Stuart D. ; Lancaster, David G.

  • Author_Institution
    Electro Opt. Technol. Group, Defence Sci. & Technol. Organ., Edinburgh, SA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    7-10 July 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We have obtained tunable laser emission across both Tm3+ and Ho3+ transitions in a 0.79-mum pumped Tm3+, Ho3+-co-doped silica fibre laser. For a 2.3 m fibre a 1920-2125 nm tuning range was measured with 3.6 W maximum power.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; holmium; laser beams; laser transitions; laser tuning; optical pumping; silicon compounds; thulium; SiO2:Tm,Ho; fibre laser; power 3.6 W; size 2.3 m; tunable laser emission; wavelength 0.79 mum; wavelength 1920 nm to 2125 nm; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser beam cutting; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Optical fibers; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Silicon compounds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610433
  • Filename
    4610433
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2723233