Title :
Continuous-wave oscillation of a monomode thulium-doped fibre laser
Author :
Hanna, D.C. ; Jauncey, I.M. ; Townsend, J.E. ; Tropper, A.C.
Author_Institution :
Southampton Univ.
fDate :
9/15/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Laser emission in the wavelength band 1.88-1.96 μm has been observed in a monomode fibre doped with thulium. When pumped with a dye laser at 797 nm an absorbed threshold power of 21 mW and a slope efficiency of 13% were obtained
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical pumping; solid lasers; thulium; 1.88 to 1.96 micron; 13 percent; 21 mW; 797 nm; absorbed threshold power; dye laser; fibre laser; monomode fibre; slope efficiency;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
