Title :
Ultralow-threshold room-temperature continuous-wave double-clad Cr4+:YAG crystal fiber laser
Author :
Lai, Chien-Chih ; Huang, Kuang-Yao ; Tsai, Hann-Jong ; Lin, Zhi-Wei ; Ji, Kuan-Dong ; Huang, Sheng-Lung
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Optoelectron., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei
Abstract :
We report the lasing characteristics of a room-temperature continuous-wave double-clad Cr4+:YAG crystal fiber laser with a record-low threshold of 0.7 mW, more than 500 times lower than any previously reported Cr4+:YAG lasers.
Keywords :
chromium; fibre lasers; yttrium compounds; Y3Al5O12:Cr4+; crystal fiber laser; power 0.7 mW; ultralow-threshold room-temperature continuous-wave double-clad laser; Chromium; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Optical fiber couplers; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Power lasers; Pump lasers; (140.3510) Lasers, fiber; (160.6990) Transition-metal-doped 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
