• DocumentCode
    840533
  • Title

    Continuous wave lasing at 2.7 μm in an erbium-doped fluorozirconate fibre

  • Author

    Brierley, M.C. ; France, P.W.

  • Author_Institution
    British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
  • Volume
    24
  • Issue
    15
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    7/21/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    935
  • Lastpage
    937
  • Abstract
    A fibre laser operating at 2.702 μm using fluorozirconate fibre doped with <0.1 mol.% of erbium is reported. The authors propose that the mechanism which allows CW operation is absorption of pump radiation by ions in the lower lasing level
  • Keywords
    barium compounds; erbium; fibre optics; lanthanum compounds; laser transitions; optical fibres; optical glass; solid lasers; zirconium compounds; 2.702 micron; CW operation; ZrF4LaF3BaF2:Er; absorption of pump radiation; fibre laser; mechanism;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • Filename
    191646