Efficient silica-based Ho3+ fibre laser for 2 mu m spectral region pumped at 1.15 mu m

Authors
Kurkov, AS Dianov, EM Medvedkov, OI Ivanov, GA Aksenov, VA Paramonov, VM Vasiliev, SA Pershina, EV
Citation
As. Kurkov et al., Efficient silica-based Ho3+ fibre laser for 2 mu m spectral region pumped at 1.15 mu m, ELECTR LETT, 36(12), 2000, pp. 1015-1016
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
ELECTRONICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
00135194 → ACNP
Volume
36
Issue
12
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1015 - 1016
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(20000608)36:12<1015:ESHFLF>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
For the first time an Ho3+ silica fibre laser has been realised using a Bra gg grating as the input coupler and a fibre pump source at 1.15 mu m. The o utput power of 280mW at 2 mu m is to the authors' knowledge the highest val ue reported so far for Ho3+ silica fibre lasers.