Title :
Diode-laser-pumped Nd3+-doped fibre laser operating at 938 nm
Author :
Reekie, L. ; Jauncey, I.M. ; Poole, S.B. ; Payne, David N.
Author_Institution :
University of Southampton, Optical Fibre Group, Department of Electronics & Computer Science, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We report the efficient diode-laser-pumped operation of an Nd3+-doped single-mode fibre laser at 938 nm on the three- level transition 4F3/2¿4I9/2. An output power in excess of 3 mW has been obtained with a threshold of 1.9 mW.
Keywords :
neodymium; optical communication equipment; optical pumping; solid lasers; 3 mW; 938 nm; Nd3+-doped single-mode fibre laser; diode-laser-pumped operation; output power; three-level transition 4F3/2-4I 9/2; threshold;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870625
