Abstract
The operation of a diode-pumped Tm-doped silica fiber laser that uses the cladding-pumping arrangement to produce high-power cw output at wavelengths near 2 μm is reported. We obtained a maximum output power of 5.4 W at a slope efficiency of 31% with respect to the launched pump power at a total optical-to-optical efficiency of 22%. The fiber-laser output wavelength was tuned between 1.880 and 2.033 μm by adjustment of the fiber length, with >4 W of power obtainable from 1.94 to 2.01 μm Self-pulsations detected in the output from the double-clad fiber laser may indicate the presence of ion-clustering effects.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1462-1464 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Optics Letters |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 18 |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Sept 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |