Title :
High efficiency, all-fiber-integrated Mid-Infrared Super-Continuum Laser (MISCL)
Author :
Islam, Mohammed N.
Author_Institution :
Founder & Chief Technol. Officer, Omni Sci., Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
A continuous spectrum covering ~1.9-4.5 microns with ~1.4W power beyond 3.8 microns (50% duty cycle) is generated in a Mid-Infrared Super-Continuum Laser. An optical conversion efficiency of ~9% is achieved from a thulium-doped power amplifier to the super-continuum.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; supercontinuum generation; thulium; MISCL; all-fiber-integrated mid-infrared super-continuum Laser; continuous spectrum; optical conversion efficiency; thulium-doped power amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Mathematical model; Optical fiber amplifiers; Power amplifiers; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5730-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2011.6000054
