• DocumentCode
    1326084
  • Title

    Highly efficient holmium fibre laser diode pumped at 1.94 μm

  • Author

    Li, Ruodai ; Li, Jie ; Shterengas, L. ; Jackson, Stuart D.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Phys., Univ. of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
  • Volume
    47
  • Issue
    19
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    1089
  • Lastpage
    1090
  • Abstract
    A highly efficient Ho3+-doped fluoride glass fibre laser operating at 2.08 m is demonstrated using diode pumping at a 1.94 m wavelength. A maximum slope efficiency of 78% and output power of 516 mW has been obtained.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; fluoride glasses; holmium; optical pumping; fluoride glass fibre laser; holmium fibre laser diode; optical pumping; power 516 mW; slope efficiency; wavelength 1.94 mum;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2011.2426
  • Filename
    6025150