Thulium fibre laser pumped mid-IR source

被引：2

作者：

Elder, Ian ^{[1
]}

Thorne, Dan ^{[1
]}

Jones, Ian ^{[1
]}

Bell, David ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] SELIX Sensors & Airborne Syst Ltd, Crewe Toll House,Ferry Rd, Edinburgh EH5 2XS, Midlothian, Scotland

来源：

TECHNOLOGIES FOR OPTICAL COUNTERMEASURES III | 2006年 / 6397卷

关键词：

mid-infrared; OPO; ZGP; laser; solid-state; holmium; fibre laser;

D O I：

10.1117/12.688764

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

A simple scheme for efficient generation of mid-IR laser radiation is demonstrated. Using a 25 W thulium fibre laser to pump a Q-switched Ho:YAG laser 15.3 W of average output power is achieved with an M-2 of 1.3. The holmium laser is used to pump a ZGP OPO generating 7.2 W of average output power in the 3-5 mu m waveband with an M-2 of 1.8.

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