Title :
Wavelength tunable mid-infrared Er3+:ZBLAN fiber laser at 3.5 μm using dual wavelength pumping
Author :
Henderson-Sapir, Ori ; Munch, Jesper ; Ottaway, David J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Abstract :
An Er3+ZBLAN glass fiber laser which lases at 3.5 μm and produces 370 mW when operated at room temperature is reported. Good efficiency is obtained using a dual wavelength pumping scheme. Over 200 nm of wavelength tuning is demonstrated using a three mirror resonator configuration.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; glass fibres; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser tuning; optical pumping; ZBLAN:Er; dual wavelength pumping; power 370 mW; room temperature; temperature 293 K to 298 K; three mirror resonator configuration; wavelength 3.5 mum; wavelength tunable mid-infrared fiber laser; wavelength tuning; Fluorescence; Glass; Laser excitation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical resonators; Tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
