Title :
Tunable Pr/sup 3+/-Yb/sup 3+/-doped all-fiber upconversion laser
Author :
Zeller, M. ; Limberger, H.G. ; Lasser, T.
Author_Institution :
Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
Fiber lasers in the visible spectral range at 603 and 634 nm were demonstrated using upconversion in fluoride Pr/sup 3+/-Yb/sup 3+/-doped fibers and Bragg gratings photoinduced in germanosilicate fibers. Reliable fine tuning of the all-fiber laser over 6.9 at 603 nm has been demonstrated using high strength fiber Bragg gratings.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; fibre lasers; fluorescence; laser transitions; laser tuning; optical frequency conversion; praseodymium; ytterbium; 603 nm; 634 nm; GeO/sub 2/-SiO/sub 2/; all-fiber laser; fluorescence spectrum; fluoride Pr/sup 3+/-Yb/sup 3+/-doped fibers; germanosilicate fibers; high strength fiber Bragg gratings; photoinduced Bragg gratings; reliable fine tuning; tunable Pr/sup 3+/-Yb/sup 3+/-doped all-fiber upconversion laser; visible spectral range; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Fluorescence; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Optical fiber couplers; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2002.806852
