Title :
Tuneable operation of core and cladding pumped holmium fibre lasers
Author :
Simakov, N. ; Hemming, Alexander ; Clarkson, W.A. ; Carter, Adam ; Haub, John
Author_Institution :
Electron. Warfare & Radar Div., Defence Sci. & Technol. Organ., Edinburgh, SA, Australia
Abstract :
Holmium fibre lasers are required for remote sensing, LIDAR and some medical applications. In comparison to thulium fibre lasers, the holmium emission provides efficient access to the 2070 nm-2150 nm wavelength range [1, 2]. We present the first report of the tuneable range of a resonantly, cladding pumped holmium fibre laser. This is compared to the tuning range of a core pumped holmium doped fibre.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; holmium; laser applications in medicine; laser tuning; optical fibre cladding; optical pumping; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; thulium; LIDAR; Tm; cladding pumped holmium fibre lasers; core pumped holmium doped fibre laser; holmium emission; medical applications; remote sensing; thulium fibre lasers; tuneable operation; tuning range; wavelength 2070 nm to 2150 nm; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser radar; Laser tuning; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0593-5
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801301
