Title :
Neodymium-doped silica single-mode fibre lasers
Author :
Mears, Robert J. ; Reekie, L. ; Poole, S.B. ; Payne, David N.
Author_Institution :
University of Southampton, Department of Electronics & Information Engineering, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We report the first CW operation of a neodymium-doped silica single-mode fibre laser pumped by a GaAIAs laser diode. A laser threshold of less than 1 mW has been obtained.
Keywords :
fibre optics; neodymium; solid lasers; CW operation; GaAlAs laser diode pumping; Nd3+:SiO2 single mode fibre laser; laser threshold 1 mW;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850521
