Title :
Agile tunable Q-switched thulium-doped silica fiber laser
Author :
Gutty, Francois ; Grisard, Arnaud ; Larat, Christian ; Papillon-Ruggeri, Dominique ; Lallier, Eric
Author_Institution :
Thales Res. & Technol., Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
We demonstrate a Q-switched thulium-doped fiber laser up to 20 kHz with fast tunability over 100 nm without any movable part. Emitted pulses have energies above 10 μJ and peak powers up to 400 W.
Keywords :
Q-switching; fibre lasers; laser tuning; silicon compounds; thulium; Q-switched thulium-doped silica fiber laser; SiO2:Tm; agile tunable thulium-doped silica fiber laser; fast tunability; peak powers; pulse energies; Cavity resonators; Chemical lasers; Diffraction; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
