DocumentCode
773443
Title
CW diode-pumped operation of 1.97 mu m thulium-doped fluorozirconate fibre laser
Author
Carter, John N. ; Hanna, D.C. ; Tropper, A.C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Southampton Univ., UK
Volume
26
Issue
9
fYear
1990
fDate
4/26/1990 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
599
Lastpage
601
Abstract
Operation of a diode-pumped continuous-wave thulium-doped fibre laser on the 3H4-3H6 transition at equivalent to 1.97 mu m is reported. The absorbed pump power at threshold for a multimode fibre with 40 mu m core diameter was measured to be equivalent to 20 mW.
Keywords
fluoride glasses; solid lasers; thulium; zirconium compounds; 1.97 micron; 20 mW; 40 micron; 3H 4- 3H 6 transition; CW diode-pumped operation; ZBLANP fibre; ZrF 4-BaF 2-LaF 3-AlF 3-NaF-PbF 2 fibres; absorbed pump power; core diameter; fibre laser; glass fibres; multimode fibre; operation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19900394
Filename
48779
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