THULIUM SENSITIZED HOLMIUM-DOPED CW FLUORIDE FIBER LASER OF HIGH-EFFICIENCY

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作者
PERCIVAL, RM [1 ]
SZEBESTA, D [1 ]
DAVEY, ST [1 ]
SWAIN, NA [1 ]
KING, TA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MANCHESTER,DEPT PHYS,SCHUSTER LAB,MANCHESTER M13 9PL,LANCS,ENGLAND
关键词
LASERS; OPTICAL FIBERS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19921433
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
CW operation of extremely high efficiency has been observed from the 2.024 mum transition of holmium in a Tm : Ho codoped singlemode fluoride fibre laser. By pumping into thulium absorption between 820 and 830 nm, output powers of 250 mW and maximum slope efficiencies of 60% were observed. These results suggest that pump quantum, and photon conversion efficiencies of 150 and 75% respectively, are readily attainable.
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页码:2231 / 2232
页数:2
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