Continuous-wave oscillation of holmium-doped silica fibre laser
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- Author(s): D.C. Hanna 1 ; R.M. Percival 1 ; R.G. Smart 1 ; J.E. Townsend 2 ; A.C. Tropper 1
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Department of Physics,
University of Southampton
, Southampton
, UK
2: Department of Electronics & Computer Science, University of Southampton , Southampton , UK
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Department of Physics,
University of Southampton
, Southampton
, UK
- Source: Electronics Letters, Volume 25, Issue 9, 27 April 1989, p. 593 – 594, DOI: 10.1049/el:19890403, Print ISSN 0013-5194, Online ISSN 1350-911X
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Published 22/07/2012
Abstract
Laser emission at 2.04μm 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 slopeefficiency of 1.7% were measured.
Inspec keywords: solid lasers; silicon compounds; optical fibres; laser transitions; germanate glasses; holmium
Other keywords: Ar laser pumping; slope efficiency; 2.04 micron; 1.7 percent; GeO2-SiO2:Ho3+; optical fibres; silica fibre laser; 46 mW; absorbed threshold power; solid lasers
Subjects: Solid lasers; Other fibre optical devices and techniques; Lasing action in other solids; Fibre optics; Design of specific laser systems
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