Title :
Continuous-wave oscillation of holmium-doped silica fibre laser
Author :
Hanna, D.C. ; Townsend, J.E. ; Tropper, A.C.
Author_Institution :
Southampton Univ., UK
fDate :
4/27/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Laser emission at 2.04 mu m has been observed in a silica fibre doped with Ho3+. When pumped with an argon laser at 457.9 nm an absorbed threshold power of 46 mW and a slope efficiency of 1.7% were measured.
Keywords :
germanate glasses; holmium; laser transitions; optical fibres; silicon compounds; solid lasers; 1.7 percent; 2.04 micron; 46 mW; Ar laser pumping; GeO 2-SiO 2:Ho 3+; absorbed threshold power; optical fibres; silica fibre laser; slope efficiency; solid lasers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19890403
