DocumentCode
2992607
Title
Diode-pumped Ho3+, Pr3+-doped fluoride glass double clad fibre laser tuneable from 2.825 μm to 2.90 μm
Author
Hudson, D. ; Anderson, L. ; Magi, E. ; Eggleton, B.J. ; Gomes, L. ; Jackson, S.D.
Author_Institution
CUDOS & Inst. of Photonics & Opt. Sci., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
fYear
2011
fDate
18-20 July 2011
Firstpage
87
Lastpage
88
Abstract
The burgeoning field of mid-infrared photonics requires a wide range pump and probe sources in order to develop the integrated optical components that are required for applications in medicine, defence and astronomy. Shortwave infrared (SWIR) fibre lasers based on mature fluoride glass optical fibre technology offers high power radiation in the 2.7 μm to 3 μm region; a region that is not covered by the emission from quantum cascade lasers. The Er3+-doped ZBLAN fibre lasers operating on the 4|11/2 → 4|13/2 transition offers high power [1, 2] and broad tunability [3-5] in a diode pumpable format with multiple Watt output recently produced between 2.71 μm and 2.88 μm [6].
Keywords
aluminium compounds; barium compounds; fibre lasers; fluorine; holmium; lanthanum compounds; optical fibre cladding; optical glass; optical pumping; praseodymium; quantum cascade lasers; sodium compounds; zirconium compounds; Er-doped ZBLAN fibre lasers; F2:Ho,Pr; ZBLAN:Er; diode-pumped laser; double clad fibre laser; fluoride glass; integrated optical components; mid-infrared photonics; optical fibre technology; quantum cascade lasers; shortwave infrared fibre lasers; wavelength 2.825 mum to 2.90 mum; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location
Montreal, QC
ISSN
Pending
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-5730-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PHOSST.2011.6000058
Filename
6000058
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