Efficient Semiconductor Pumped Fluoride Fiber Lasers

M. C. Brierley; M. H. Hunt

doi:10.1117/12.963148

15 February 1990 Efficient Semiconductor Pumped Fluoride Fiber Lasers

M. C. Brierley, M. H. Hunt

Proceedings Volume 1171, Fiber Laser Sources and Amplifiers; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.963148
Event: OE/FIBERS '89, 1989, Boston, United States

Abstract

We demonstrate lasing on the 1050nm and 1345nm 4-level transitions of neodymium in multimode fluoride glass fibers pumped by a commercial semiconductor diode laser. Low thresholds, high output powers, and high efficiencies are all demonstrated.

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M. C. Brierley and M. H. Hunt "Efficient Semiconductor Pumped Fluoride Fiber Lasers", Proc. SPIE 1171, Fiber Laser Sources and Amplifiers, (15 February 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.963148

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