Electronics Letters · 2005 · 28 citations · 6 references
Natural SciencesElectrical EngineeringMaterials ScienceOptical MaterialsOptoelectronicsPhotonicsFiber OpticsLaser DiodesLaser OpticsLaser PhysicsOptical FibersRare-earth-doped MaterialsFiber LasersHigh-power LasersLaser Beam QualityLaser EfficiencyPhoton Beam QualityPower OutputRare-earth-doped FibersWavelength Scaling
An ytterbium-sensitised thulium-doped silica fibre laser that generates up to 75 W of output power in the 2 µm wavelength range when cladding-pumped by a 975 nm diode stack is reported. The slope efficiency is 32% with respect to the launched pump power and the beam quality factor (M2) is 1.3.
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A 1-Watt thulium-doped cw fibre laser operating at 2 μm
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1.9 µm Tm-doped silica fibre laser pumpedat 1.57 µm
Takashi Yamamoto, Y. Miyajima, T. Komukai · Electronics Letters · 1994 · 51 citations