• DocumentCode
    747843
  • Title

    Efficient lasing of Cr2+:ZnSe at 2.2 μm pumped by all-fibre-format seeded Raman source

  • Author

    Champert, P.A. ; Popov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Imperial Coll. of Sci., Technol. & Med., London, UK
  • Volume
    38
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    5/9/2002 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    448
  • Lastpage
    449
  • Abstract
    The use of an all-fibre-format, high power, seeded erbium-doped fibre amplifier and fibre Raman converter is proposed and demonstrated for efficient pumping of Cr2+: ZnSe. 275 mW average power at 2.18 μm wavelength with high, 62%, slope efficiency is achieved
  • Keywords
    Raman lasers; chromium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; solid lasers; zinc compounds; 2.18 micron; 2.2 micron; 275 mW; 62 percent; Cr2+:ZnSe; Er-doped fibre amplifier; ZnSe:Cr; all-fibre-format seeded Raman source; efficient lasing; efficient pumping; fibre Raman converter; slope efficiency;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20020319
  • Filename
    1003003