Title :
Three-level Neodymium fiber laser incorporating photonic bandgap fiber
Author :
Wang, A. ; George, A.K. ; Knight, J.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, Bath
Abstract :
We report a neodymium fiber laser incorporating photonic bandgap fiber to suppress the four-level laser transition. Lasing at 907 nm on the three-level transition 4F3/2-4I9/2 is achieved with a slope efficiency of 32%.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; holey fibres; laser beams; laser transitions; neodymium; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; JkJk:Nd; efficiency 32 percent; four-level laser transition; photonic bandgap fiber; slope efficiency; three-level neodymium fiber laser; wavelength 907 nm; Fiber lasers; Insertion loss; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Mirrors; Neodymium; Photonic band gap; Photonic bandgap fibers; Reflectivity; Silicon compounds; (060.2280) Fiber design; (140.3510) Lasers, fiber;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628219
