DocumentCode
861494
Title
Continuous-wave oscillation of holmium-doped silica fibre laser
Author
Hanna, D.C. ; Townsend, J.E. ; Tropper, A.C.
Author_Institution
Southampton Univ., UK
Volume
25
Issue
9
fYear
1989
fDate
4/27/1989 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
593
Lastpage
594
Abstract
Laser emission at 2.04 mu m has been observed in a silica fibre doped with Ho3+. When pumped with an argon laser at 457.9 nm an absorbed threshold power of 46 mW and a slope efficiency of 1.7% were measured.
Keywords
germanate glasses; holmium; laser transitions; optical fibres; silicon compounds; solid lasers; 1.7 percent; 2.04 micron; 46 mW; Ar laser pumping; GeO 2-SiO 2:Ho 3+; absorbed threshold power; optical fibres; silica fibre laser; slope efficiency; solid lasers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19890403
Filename
19800
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