Title :
Bismuth-doped fiber laser at 1.16 mm
Author :
Yoo, S. ; Kalita, M.P. ; Sahu, J. ; Nilsson, J. ; Payne, D.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
Abstract :
We used a bismuth-doped fiber with high pump absorption, 1.2 dB/m, to make a short (25 m) Bi-fiber laser at 1.16 mum with 10% efficiency. We discuss the influence of host glass and unsaturable absorption.
Keywords :
bismuth; fibre lasers; laser beams; optical glass; optical pumping; SiO2Jk:Bi; bismuth-doped fiber laser; efficiency 10 percent; high-pump absorption; host glass; laser efficiency; size 25 m; unsaturable absorption; wavelength 1.16 mum; Absorption; Bismuth; Doped fiber amplifiers; Fiber lasers; Glass; Laser excitation; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber testing; Pump lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing; (060.3510) Lasers, fiber; (160.2290) Fiber materials;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
