Title :
A compact pulsed 3 μm fiber laser
Author :
Wang, L. ; Jain, R.K.
Author_Institution :
Center for High Technol. Mater., New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, we report pulsed-to-CW power enhancement factors of ∼22 and pulse energies of 0.4 μJ for pulsed operation of a 3 μm Er: ZBLAN fiber laser, achieved by modulating the Q-factor of the cavity by means of an integrated LiTaO3 waveguide electro-optics light deflector at repetition rates as high as 60 KHz.
Keywords :
Q-factor; Q-switching; aluminium compounds; barium compounds; electro-optical deflectors; electro-optical modulation; erbium; fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; lanthanum compounds; laser cavity resonators; lithium compounds; optical waveguides; sodium compounds; tantalum compounds; zirconium compounds; 0.4 muJ; 3 micron; Er: ZBLAN fiber laser; LiTaO3; LiTaO3 waveguide; Q-factor modulation; ZBLAN:Er; ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3-NaF:Er; electro-optics light deflector; laser cavity; power enhancement factor; pulse energy; pulsed fiber laser; Electrooptic modulators; Erbium; Fiber lasers; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pulse modulation; Q factor; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1253153
