Efficient 2.96 μm dysprosium-doped fluoride fibre laser pumped with a "Nd:YAG" laser operating at 1.3 μm

Yuen H. Tsang; Atalla E. El-Taher; Terence A. King; Stuart D. Jackson

doi:10.1364/OPEX.14.000678

Efficient 2.96 μm dysprosium-doped fluoride fibre laser pumped with a "Nd:YAG" laser operating at 1.3 μm

Yuen H. Tsang^*, Atalla E. El-Taher, Terence A. King, Stuart D. Jackson

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A quasi-continuous wave Dy³⁺-doped ZBLAN fibre laser pumped by a ∼1.3 μm Nd:YAG laser and operating at 2.96 μm with an emission linewidth of ∼14 nm (FWHM) has been demonstrated. The ⁶H _15/2 → ⁶H_9/2, ⁶F _11/2 absorption band of Dy³⁺-doped ZBLAN centred at 1.3 μm has been used to pump the ⁶H_13/2 → ⁶H_15/2 laser transition. For a 60 cm fibre length, a threshold of 0.5 W and a slope efficiency of ∼20% with respect to the absorbed pump power was measured. The experimental slope efficiency was ∼45% of the Stokes efficiency limit. The high efficiency relates to low pump ESA losses and an optimised output coupling as compared with previous demonstrations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	678-685
Number of pages	8
Journal	Optics Express
Volume	14
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OPEX.14.000678
Publication status	Published - 23 Jan 2006
Externally published	Yes

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Efficient 2.96 μm dysprosium-doped fluoride fibre laser pumped with a "Nd:YAG" laser operating at 1.3 μm

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