Investigation of a 791-nm pulsed-pumped 2.7-μm Er-doped ZBLAN fibre laser

B. C. Dickinson; P. S. Golding; M. Pollnau; T. A. King; S. D. Jackson

doi:10.1016/S0030-4018(01)01061-6

Investigation of a 791-nm pulsed-pumped 2.7-μm Er-doped ZBLAN fibre laser

B. C. Dickinson, P. S. Golding, M. Pollnau, T. A. King^*, S. D. Jackson

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Abstract

A pulsed Er³⁺-doped ZBLAN fibre laser with 1.9 mJ of output energy at 2.7 μm in near transverse-single-mode operation is reported. A maximum slope efficiency of 13.5% with respect to launched pump energy at 791 nm was determined. The laser line shifts to a longer wavelength at the end of the output pulse because of reabsorption losses from the lower laser level at shorter wavelengths. The temporal behaviour of the laser output cannot be explained by the common rate-equation models. Possible quenching processes of the pump level are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	315-321
Number of pages	7
Journal	Optics Communications
Volume	191
Issue number	3-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0030-4018(01)01061-6
Publication status	Published - 8 May 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Erbium
Fibre lasers
Gain switching
Infrared sources

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Investigation of a 791-nm pulsed-pumped 2.7-μm Er-doped ZBLAN fibre laser

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