Title :
A monolithic cladding pumped holmium-doped fibre laser
Author :
Hemming, Alexander ; Simakov, N. ; Davidson, A. ; Bennetts, Shayne ; Hughes, Mike ; Carmody, Neil ; Davies, P. ; Corena, Len ; Stepanov, Dmitrii ; Haub, John ; Swain, R. ; Carter, Adam
Author_Institution :
Electro-Opt. Technol. Group, Defence Sci. & Technol. Organ., Edinburgh, SA, Australia
Abstract :
We present a single-mode, monolithic holmium-doped silica fibre laser resonantly pumped by thulium-doped fibre lasers through a fused fibre pump combiner. We report the highest achieved output power for a holmium laser of 407 W.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; holmium; laser modes; optical fibre cladding; optical pumping; thulium; SiO2:Ho; fused fibre pump combiner; laser output power; monolithic cladding pumped holmium-doped fibre laser; power 407 W; single-mode silica fibre laser; thulium-doped fibre lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical fibers; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
