Title :
High power tunable Tm3+-fiber lasers and its application in pumping Cr2+:ZnSe lasers
Author :
Xu, Jianqiu ; Tang, Yulong ; Yang, Yong ; Hang, Yin
Author_Institution :
Shanghai Inst. of Opt. & Fine Mech., Chinese Acad. of Sci., Shanghai
Abstract :
Tuned by a variable reflective mirror, we achieve 71.2-W free-running and 30-W maximum average power in range of 1866-2107 nm in Tm-doped fiber lasers. Watt-level powers are generated from single crystal and ceramic Cr2+:ZnSe disk lasers.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; chromium; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser tuning; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; silicon compounds; thulium; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; SiO2:Tm; ZnSe:Cr; ceramic disk lasers; high power tunable fiber lasers; laser pumping; silica fiber; single crystal disk lasers; variable reflective mirror; wavelength 1866 nm to 2107 nm; Fiber lasers; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Zinc compounds; (060.2320) Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators; (140.3510) Lasers, fiber; (140.3600) Lasers, tunable;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
