Passive Q-switching of short-length Tm3+-doped silica fiber lasers by polycrystalline Cr2+:ZnSe microchips

被引：24

作者：

Tang, Yulong ^{[1
]}

Yang, Yong ^{[1
]}

Xu, Jianqiu ^{[1
]}

Hang, Yin ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Shanghai Inst Opt & Fine Mech, Shanghai 201800, Peoples R China

来源：

OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS | 2008年 / 281卷 / 22期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

Fiber lasers; Diode-pumped lasers; Q-switching;

D O I：

10.1016/j.optcom.2008.07.069

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We demonstrate passive Q-switching of short-length double-clad Tm3+-doped silica fiber lasers near 2 mu m pumped by a laser diode array (LDA) at 790 nm. Polycrystalline Cr2+:ZnSe microchips with thickness from 0.3 to 1 mm are adopted as the Q-switching elements. Pulse duration of 120 ns, pulse energy over 14 mu] and repetition rate of 53 kHz are obtained from a 5-cm long fiber laser. As high as 530 kHz repetition rate is achieved from a 50-cm long fiber laser at similar to 10-W pump power. The performance of the Q-switched fiber lasers as a function of fiber length is also analyzed. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：5588 / 5591

页数：4

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