Actively Q-switched and mode-locked Tm3+-doped silicate 2 μm fiber laser for supercontinuum generation in fluoride fiber

Michael Eckerle; Christelle Kieleck; Jacek Świderski; Stuart D. Jackson; Gwenael Mazé; Marc Eichhorn

doi:10.1364/OL.37.000512

Actively Q-switched and mode-locked Tm³⁺-doped silicate 2 μm fiber laser for supercontinuum generation in fluoride fiber

Michael Eckerle, Christelle Kieleck, Jacek Świderski, Stuart D. Jackson, Gwenael Mazé, Marc Eichhorn^*

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Abstract

A diode-pumped actively Q-switched and actively mode-locked Tm ³⁺-doped double-clad silicate fiber laser is reported providing up to 5 W of average output power at ∼60 kHz Q-switch envelope repetition rate and ∼8 μJ subpulses with up to 2.4 kW peak power. Using this source as a pump laser for supercontinuum generation in a ZBLAN fiber, over 1080mWof supercontinuum from 1.9 μmto beyond 3.6 μm was obtained at an overall efficiency of 3.3% with respect to the diode pump power.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	512-514
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	37
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.37.000512
Publication status	Published - 15 Feb 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Eckerle, M., Kieleck, C., Świderski, J., Jackson, S. D., Mazé, G., & Eichhorn, M. (2012). Actively Q-switched and mode-locked Tm³⁺-doped silicate 2 μm fiber laser for supercontinuum generation in fluoride fiber. Optics Letters, 37(4), 512-514. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.37.000512

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