Multi-colour laser oscillation in Pr3+-doped fluoro-aluminate glass fibre pumped by 442.6 nm GaN-semiconductor laser

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作者
Fujimoto, Y. [1 ]
Ishii, O. [2 ]
Yamazaki, M. [3 ]
机构
[1] Osaka Univ, Inst Laser Engn, Suita, Osaka 5650871, Japan
[2] Sumita Opt Glass Inc, Opt Glass Prod Dept, Prod Engn Sect, Tajima, Fukushima 9670004, Japan
[3] Sumita Opt Glass Inc, R&D Dept, Glass Res Div, Urawa Ku, Saitama 3308565, Japan
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10.1049/el.2009.1892
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The successful drawing of a Pr-doped optical fibre of a waterproof fluoro-aluminate glass in an AlF3-YF3-PbF2 system with low loss (0.1 dB/m) is reported and multi-colour laser oscillation in a Pr3+-doped fluoro-aluminate glass fibre pumped by a 442.6 nm GaN-semiconductor laser is demonstrated. Since the fluoro-aluminate glass in an AlF3-YF3-PbF2 system has a remarkable water resistance advantage compared to ZBLAN glass, Pr-doped fluoro-aluminate glass fibre is expected to contribute to making a visible fire laser with high chemical durability without a frequency doubling technique.
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