Title :
Diode laser pumped Er3+ fibre laser operation between 2.7-2.8 mu m
Author :
Yanagita, Hiroshi ; Masuda, I. ; Yamashita, Takayoshi ; Toratani, H.
Author_Institution :
Mater. Res. Lab., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
CW laser operation in the 2.7-2.8 mu m region has been observed in Er3+ doped fluorozircoaluminate glass fibres by diode laser pumping at 0.8 mu m. An absorbed threshold power of 10 mW and an output laser power of 2.1 mW with a slope efficiency of 8% were obtained.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; erbium; fibre lasers; fluoride glasses; laser transitions; optical pumping; zirconium compounds; 0.8 micron; 10 mW; 2.1 mW; 2.7 to 2.8 micron; 8 percent; CW laser operation; ZrF 4-AlF 3:Er 3+; absorbed threshold power; diode laser pumping; output laser power; slope efficiency;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19901182
