Thulium-doped fluorozirconate fiber lasers and amplifiers operating in the 0.8-um region

Richard G. Smart; John N. Carter; Anne C. Tropper; David C. Hanna

doi:10.1117/12.134981

1 February 1992 Thulium-doped fluorozirconate fiber lasers and amplifiers operating in the 0.8-um region

Richard G. Smart, John N. Carter, Anne C. Tropper, David C. Hanna

Proceedings Volume 1581, Fiber Laser Sources and Amplifiers III; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.134981
Event: OE Fiber, 1991, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

We report a thulium-doped fluorozirconate fiber amplifier pumped at 785nm, with gain being observed between 800nm and 830nm. A small signal gain of 23dB was measured at 806nm. Modeling of this device suggests that a diode- pumped amplifier with 30dB gain and a 3dB bandwidth of 10nm should be feasible when using an optimized fiber. Tunable and Q-switched laser oscillation has also been demonstrated in this wavelength region.

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Richard G. Smart, John N. Carter, Anne C. Tropper, and David C. Hanna "Thulium-doped fluorozirconate fiber lasers and amplifiers operating in the 0.8-um region", Proc. SPIE 1581, Fiber Laser Sources and Amplifiers III, (1 February 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.134981

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