1.95 μm kHz-linewidth single-frequency fiber laser using self-developed heavily Tm3+ -doped germanate glass fiber

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作者
He, Xin [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ]
Xu, Shanhui [1 ,2 ,4 ]
Li, Can [1 ,2 ,4 ]
Yang, Changsheng [1 ,2 ,4 ]
Yang, Qi [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ]
Mo, Shupei [1 ,2 ,4 ]
Chen, Dongdan [1 ,2 ,4 ]
Yang, Zhongmin [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] S China Univ Technol, Inst Opt Commun Mat, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, Peoples R China
[2] S China Univ Technol, State Key Lab Luminescent Mat & Devices, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, Peoples R China
[3] S China Univ Technol, Sch Sci, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, Peoples R China
[4] Special Glass Fiber & Device Engn Technol Res & D, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
NARROW-LINEWIDTH; NOISE; MODE; OPERATION;
D O I
10.1364/OE.21.020800
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We demonstrated a kHz-linewidth single-frequency laser at 1.95 mu m using the self-developed heavily Tm3+ -doped single-mode germanate glass fiber with the net gain coefficient of 2.3 dB per centimeter. The maximum output power of the stable single longitudinal mode continuous wave laser is over 200 mW. The slope efficiency measured versus the absorbed pump power is 34.8%, the signal-to-noise ratio is higher than 68 dB and laser linewidth is less than 7 kHz. A wavelength-tuning from 1949.55 to 1951.23 nm was also demonstrated based on changing the tension on the fiber Bragg grating outside the cavity. (C) 2013 Optical Society of America
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页码:20800 / 20805
页数:6
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