• DocumentCode
    850534
  • Title

    Advanced configuration of erbium fiber passively Q-switched laser with Co2+:ZnSe crystal as saturable absorber

  • Author

    Philippov, V.N. ; Kir´yanov, A.V. ; Unger, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Centro de Investigaciones en Opt., Leon, Mexico
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • Firstpage
    57
  • Lastpage
    59
  • Abstract
    An advanced design of a diode-pumped passively Q-switched erbium fiber laser with a Co2+:ZnSe crystal as a saturable absorber is reported. The laser giant-pulse operation is obtained with threshold of 8.3 mW, repetition rate of pulses of 235 kHz, and pulse energy, peak power, and duration of 15 nJ, 43 mW, and 350 ns, respectively. The self-mode-locking effect in the passively Q-switched fiber laser has been observed experimentally for the first time.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; erbium; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical materials; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; 15 nJ; 350 ns; 43 mW; 8.3 mW; Co2+:ZnSe crystal saturable absorber; ZnSe:Co2+; diode-pumped passively Q-switched erbium fiber laser; erbium fiber passively Q-switched laser; laser giant-pulse operation; passively Q -switched fiber laser; peak power; pulse duration; pulse energy; repetition rate; self-mode-locking effect; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Zinc compounds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2003.819397
  • Filename
    1255950
    • Link To Document
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