Title :
High-power broadly tunable Ho/sup 3+/-doped silica fibre laser
Author :
Jackson, S.D. ; Li, Y.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Fibre Technol. Centre, Univ. of Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
Tuning of the 2.1 /spl mu/m Ho/sup 3+/-doped silica fibre laser is demonstrated for the first time. The /sup 5/I/sub 7//spl rarr//sup 5/I/sub 8/ transition provides tuning over 144 nm, from 2019 to 2163 nm, and a maximum pump-limited output power of 1.58 W at 2100 nm was produced.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; holmium; laser transitions; laser tuning; silicon compounds; 1.58 W; 2019 to 2163 nm; Ho/sup 3+/-doped silica fibre laser; SiO/sub 2/:Ho; high power broadly tunable laser; laser transitions;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20046979
