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Continuous-wave oscillation of holmium-doped silica fibre laser
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1989
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Optical PumpingPhotonicsOptical MaterialsEngineeringLaser EmissionArgon LaserOptical PropertiesSilica FibreApplied PhysicsLaser ApplicationsContinuous-wave OscillationHigh-power LasersLasersFiber LaserFibre AmplifierOptoelectronics
Laser emission at 2.04μm has been observed in a silica fibre doped with Ho3+.When pumped with an argon laser at 457.9 nm an absorbed threshold power of 46 mW and a slopeefficiency of 1.7% were measured.