Title :
Low threshold fiber taper coupled silica microsphere laser in the 2 µm wavelength region
Author :
Pal, Atasi ; Chen, Shu Ying ; Das, Shyamal ; Bhattacharya, Archi ; Sun, Tong ; Sen, Ranjan ; Grattan, K.T.V.
Author_Institution :
Central Glass & Ceramic Res. Inst., Kolkata, India
Abstract :
Thulium-doped silica microsphere laser with a significantly low threshold and an output of 0.8 mW at 1.94 μm has been demonstrated using a microsphere of 75 μm diameter fabricated from 1.3 wt% Tm-doped silica fiber.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; silicon compounds; low threshold fiber taper coupled silica; microsphere laser; power 0.8 mW; wavelength 2 mum; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical fiber couplers; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5943188
