Title :
CW room-temperature blue upconversion fibre laser
Author :
Grubb, S.G. ; Cannon, R.S. ; Humer, W.F.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Phys. Technol., Amoco Technol. Co., Naperville, IL, USA
fDate :
6/18/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors report what they believe to be the first single-wavelength pumped, CW, room-temperature, blue upconversion laser. This 480 nm laser uses Tm3+ as the active ion in a fluorozirconate glass fibre. Up to 60 mW of output power has been observed with a slope efficiency of 18% with respect to coupled pump power.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; barium compounds; fibre lasers; fluoride glasses; lanthanum compounds; laser transitions; sodium compounds; thulium; zirconium compounds; 18 percent; 480 nm; 60 mW; CW operation; Tm 3+:ZBLAN; ZrF 4-BaF 2-LaF 3-AlF 3-NaF:Tm 3+; blue upconversion fibre laser; fluorozirconate glass fibre; pumped laser; room-temperature; single-wavelength; slope efficiency;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19920785