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
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