Title :
Diode-laser-pumped operation of an Er3+-doped single-mode fibre laser
Author :
Reekie, L. ; Jauncey, I.M. ; Poole, S.B. ; Payne, David N.
Author_Institution :
University of Southampton, Department of Electronics & Computer Science, Optical Fibre Group, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We report the first operation of an Er3+-doped single-mode fibre laser operating around 1.6¿m pumped by a CW AIGaAs diode laser. An output power of 130¿W was obtained with a lasing threshold of 3 mW.
Keywords :
erbium; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; optical pumping; solid lasers; 1.6 micron; 130 muW; 3 mW; AlGaAs diode laser; CW pumping laser; Er3+ doped fibres; diode laser pumped operation; rare-earth doping; single-mode fibre laser;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870752
