Title :
6.4W, narrow-line CW bismuth-doped fiber laser for frequency doubling to 590nm
Author :
Rulkov, A.B. ; Ferin, A.A. ; Popov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R. ; Razdobreev, I. ; Bigot, L. ; Bouwman, G.
Author_Institution :
Femtosecond Optics Group, Imperial College London, SW7 2BW, England, UK
Abstract :
6.4W lasing output at 1178nm is obtained from a Bismuth-doped fiber laser pumped by 50W CW Ytterbium fiber laser. Narrow, below 0.2nm, linewidth shows a potential for frequency doubling to 589.
Keywords :
Bismuth; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical fiber polarization; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431294