Title :
Efficient Bismuth-Doped Fiber Lasers
Author :
Dvoyrin, V.V. ; Mashinsky, V.M. ; Dianov, E.M.
Author_Institution :
Fiber Opt. Res. Center (FORC), Russian Acad. of Sci., Moscow
Abstract :
Bismuth-doped fiber lasers with efficiency of up to 32% at room temperature and up to 52% at 77 K have been developed. The dependence of the efficiency on the pump power and the pump wavelength is interpreted on the basis of spectroscopic measurements.
Keywords :
bismuth; fibre lasers; optical pumping; JkJk:Bi; bismuth-doped fiber lasers; efficiency 32 percent; efficiency 52 percent; pump power; pump wavelength; spectroscopic measurements; temperature 293 K to 298 K; temperature 77 K; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Fluorescence; Laser modes; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical fibers; Pump lasers; Spectroscopy; Wavelength measurement; Fluorescence spectroscopy; infrared spectroscopy; optical fiber lasers; optical fiber materials;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.2008.924239
