Title :
Progress on 2.1μm fiber lasers
Author :
Christensen, S. ; Ehrenreich, T. ; Majid, I. ; Farley, K. ; Wei, K. ; Samson, B.
Author_Institution :
Nufern, East Granby, CT, USA
Abstract :
We cover the advantages of resonantly pumped Ho-doped silica fibers operating at wavelengths >;2.1μm, as compared with Tm-fibers and cover the recent progress in power scaling these results to high CW power levels.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; holmium; thulium; Tm; fiber lasers; power scaling; resonantly pumped silica fibers; wavelength 2.1 mum; Airports; Electronic mail; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Power lasers; Roads; Silicon compounds;
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.2011.6000061
