Title :
Upconversion in Tm/sup 3+/-doped fluorozirconate fiber pumped by Raman laser
Author :
Starodumov, A.N. ; Mejia, E. ; Barmenkov, Yu.O. ; Filippov, V.N.
Author_Institution :
Centro de Investigaciones en Opt., Leon, Mexico
fDate :
Aug. 30 1999-Sept. 3 1999
Abstract :
We report experimental results on fluorescence in blue, red and near-infrared regions when pumping with up to two Stokes components of the Raman laser. The up-conversion process in the Tm/sup 3+/:ZBLAN fibre lasers depends strongly on the pumping wavelength.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; barium compounds; fibre lasers; fluorescence; impurity absorption spectra; infrared spectra; lanthanum compounds; optical pumping; sodium compounds; thulium; zirconium compounds; Raman laser; Stokes components; Tm/sup 3+/-doped fluorozirconate fiber; Tm/sup 3+/:ZBLAN fibre lasers; ZBLAN:Tm; ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3-NaF:Tm; blue; fluorescence; near-infrared; optical pumping; pumping wavelength; red; up-conversion process; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Fiber lasers; Fluorescence; Infrared detectors; Infrared spectra; Laser excitation; Power measurement; Pump lasers; Stationary state; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO/Pacific Rim '99. The Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul, South Korea
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5661-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.1999.811525
