• 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