Title :
Room temperature infrared-pumped, visible, praseodymium doped fluorozirconate fibre laser
Author :
Lauder, R.D.T. ; Carter, J.N. ; Tropper, A.C. ; Hanna, D.C. ; Davey, S.T. ; Szebesta, D.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectronics Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
The authors report the room temperature upconversion lasing of praseodymium doped fluorozirconate fibre at 491 nm, 520 nm, 605 nm, 635 nm and 715 nm. This is done using the two diode compatible infrared wavelengths of 1010 nm and 835 nm. An energy level scheme for the Pr3+ ion is shown
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical pumping; praseodymium; 491 to 715 nm; Pr3+:ZBLAN fibre laser; ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3-NaF:Pr3+; diode compatible infrared wavelengths; fluorozirconate fibre; infrared-pumped; room temperature upconversion lasing; visible laser;
Conference_Titel :
Fibre and Solid State Lasers, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
