Abstract
A 4.6 W erbium-doped fluoride fibre laser that operates simultaneously at 2.83 and 1.61m is demonstrated. By allowing the 1.5m transition to reach threshold, bottlenecking is prevented by radiative decay; a process that will allow further power scaling of the transitions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 830-832 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Electronics Letters |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |