Bi-Doped Optical Fibers and Fiber Lasers

Author

Bufetov, I.A. ; Melkumov, M.A. ; Firstov, S.V. ; Riumkin, K.E. ; Shubin, Alexey V. ; Khopin, V.F. ; Guryanov, Alexey ; Dianov, Evgeny M.

Author_Institution

Fiber Opt. Res. Center, Moscow, Russia

Volume

20

Issue

5

fYear

2014

fDate

Sept.-Oct. 2014

Firstpage

111

Lastpage

125

Abstract

The current state of the art in infrared Bi-doped fiber laser research is reviewed. The relevant fiber glass compositions and fiber technologies are introduced. Lasers operating on transitions ranging from 1.15 to 1.55 μm occurring in the bismuth active centers and their energy level schemes are discussed on the basis of the spectroscopic properties of these centers. Continuous-wave fundamental-mode power levels ranging from a few mW near 1.55 μm up to 16 W near 1.16 μm and 22 W near 1.46 μm have been demonstrated in recent years.

Keywords

bismuth; fibre lasers; laser modes; laser transitions; optical fibres; reviews; Bi-doped optical fibers; continuous-wave fundamental-mode power levels; fiber glass compositions; infrared Bi-doped fiber laser; laser transitions; power 22 W; wavelength 1.15 mum to 1.55 mum; Bismuth; Fiber lasers; Glass; Luminescence; Optical fibers; Wavelength measurement; Bismuth lasers; laser materials; optical fiber lasers; optical fiber materials;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-260X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JSTQE.2014.2312926

Filename

6776445