Title :
Growth and laser properties of Ti:sapphire single crystal fibres
Author :
Wu, Lushen ; Wang, Aihua ; Wu, Jingming ; Wei, Li ; Zhu, Guixia ; Ying, Shaotang
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt. & Fine Mech., Acad. Sinica, Anhui, China
fDate :
7/6/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The growth of Ti:sapphire single crystal fibres in various atmospheres and different source rods is investigated by using the laser heated pedestal growth method. A tunable fibre laser with a 56.5 nm tuning range has been demonstrated in a 350 μm diameter 11.2 mm long Ti3+:Al2O3 fibre
Keywords :
crystal growth from melt; fibre lasers; laser tuning; sapphire; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; Ti:sapphire single crystal fibres; Ti3+:Al2O3; laser heated pedestal growth; laser properties; tuning;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19950777