Efficient diode-pumped CW and Q-switched single-mode fibre laser

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© The Institution of Electrical Engineers
Published 21/07/2012

Abstract

We report the efficient operation an Nd3+-doped silica single-mode fibre laser pumped by a GaAlAs laser diode. A CW output power in excess of 1 mW at 1.088 μm has been obtained with a slope efficiency of 33%. Q-switched operation of this device is also reported.

Inspec keywords: silicon compounds; optical fibres; optical pumping; Q-switching; solid lasers; neodymium; optical communication equipment

Other keywords: CW output power; Q-switched operation; optical fibres; solid lasers; GaAlAs laser diode; diode pump; Nd3+:SiO2; single-mode fibre laser; optical communication equipment; 1.088 micron wavelength

Subjects: Fibre optics; Design of specific laser systems; Optical communication; Lasing action in other solids; Fibre optics and fibre waveguides; Optical communication devices, equipment and systems; Solid lasers

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