Title :
Advances in materials and fibers for high power mid-infrared fiber lasers
Author :
Jain, Ravi K. ; Zhu, Xiushan
Author_Institution :
Center for High Technol. Mater., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Abstract :
Ten-watt-level free-running operation and watt-level wavelength-tunable narrow-linewidth operation of heavily erbium-doped ZBLAN double-clad fiber lasers near 3 im are reported: The obstacles of further power scaling and an approach to extend the tunable range of mid-infrared fibers are discussed.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; barium compounds; erbium; fibre lasers; lanthanum compounds; laser beams; laser tuning; optical materials; zirconium compounds; ZBLAN:Er; erbium-doped ZBLAN double-clad fiber laser; high power mid-infrared fiber laser; laser material; power scaling; watt-level narrow-linewidth operation; wavelength-tunable laser; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Gas lasers; Laser theory; Optical fibers; Optical materials; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Quantum cascade lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Optical fiber lasers; infrared lasers; laser tunning;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, 2008. AOMD 2008. 2nd National Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Varanasi
Print_ISBN :
978-0-230-63718-4
