Inspec keywords: optical pumping; solid lasers; laser transitions; fibre optics; laser tuning; ytterbium

Other keywords: 1.015 to 1.14 micron; monomode fibre; cooled fibre; tuning range; 840 nm; CW operation; dye laser pumped fibre; Yb doped fiber laser; diode pumped operation

Subjects: Solid lasers; Lasing action in other solids; Fibre optics; Other fibre optical devices and techniques; Laser beam modulation, pulsing and switching; mode locking and tuning