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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering |
| Volume | 7193 |
| Issue number | 719317 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2009 |
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Keywords
- solid state lasers
- dielectric materials
- glass
- silica
- codoping
- tellurites
- holmium additions
- III-V semiconductors
- doped materials
- optical fibers
- output power
- fiber lasers
- semiconductor lasers
- laser pumping
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GaInNAs semiconductor disk lasers as pump sources for Tm3+ (,Ho3+ )-doped glass, crystal and fibre lasers. / Vetter, S.L.; McKnight, L.; Calvez, S.; Dawson, M.D.; Fusari, F.; Lagatsky, A.A.; Sibbett, W.; Brown, C.T.A.
In: Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 7193, No. 719317, 01.2009.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - GaInNAs semiconductor disk lasers as pump sources for Tm3+ (,Ho3+ )-doped glass, crystal and fibre lasers
AU - Vetter, S.L.
AU - McKnight, L.
AU - Calvez, S.
AU - Dawson, M.D.
AU - Fusari, F.
AU - Lagatsky, A.A.
AU - Sibbett, W.
AU - Brown, C.T.A.
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - We report the first use of a Semiconductor Disk Laser (SDL) as a pump source for ~2μm-emitting Tm3+ (,Ho3+)-doped dielectric lasers. The ~1213nm GaInNAs/GaAs SDL produces >1W of CW output power, a maximum power transfer net slope efficiency of 18.5%, and a full width half maximum wavelength tuning range of ~24nm. Free-running operation of a Tm3+-doped tellurite glass laser under 1213nm SDL pumping generated up to 60mW output power with 22.4% slope efficiency. Wavelength tunable output is also obtained from 1845 to 2043nm. Improved performance with output powers of ~200mW and a slope efficiency of ~35% are achieved by replacing the Tm3+-doped glass with a Tm3+-doped KYW active medium. Emission of a Tm3+,Ho3+-codoped tellurite glass laser is also reported with maximum output power of ~12mW and a ~7% slope efficiency. Finally, preliminary investigations of 1213nm-pumping of a Tm3+,Ho3+-codoped silica fibre laser lead to 36mW output power with ~19.3% slope efficiency.
AB - We report the first use of a Semiconductor Disk Laser (SDL) as a pump source for ~2μm-emitting Tm3+ (,Ho3+)-doped dielectric lasers. The ~1213nm GaInNAs/GaAs SDL produces >1W of CW output power, a maximum power transfer net slope efficiency of 18.5%, and a full width half maximum wavelength tuning range of ~24nm. Free-running operation of a Tm3+-doped tellurite glass laser under 1213nm SDL pumping generated up to 60mW output power with 22.4% slope efficiency. Wavelength tunable output is also obtained from 1845 to 2043nm. Improved performance with output powers of ~200mW and a slope efficiency of ~35% are achieved by replacing the Tm3+-doped glass with a Tm3+-doped KYW active medium. Emission of a Tm3+,Ho3+-codoped tellurite glass laser is also reported with maximum output power of ~12mW and a ~7% slope efficiency. Finally, preliminary investigations of 1213nm-pumping of a Tm3+,Ho3+-codoped silica fibre laser lead to 36mW output power with ~19.3% slope efficiency.
KW - solid state lasers
KW - dielectric materials
KW - glass
KW - silica
KW - codoping
KW - tellurites
KW - holmium additions
KW - III-V semiconductors
KW - doped materials
KW - optical fibers
KW - output power
KW - fiber lasers
KW - semiconductor lasers
KW - laser pumping
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.811116
U2 - 10.1117/12.811116
DO - 10.1117/12.811116
M3 - Article
VL - 7193
JO - Proceedings of SPIE
T2 - Proceedings of SPIE
JF - Proceedings of SPIE
SN - 0277-786X
IS - 719317
ER -