Continuous-wave oscillation of a monomode thulium-doped fibre laser

Laser emission in the wavelength band 1.88-1.96 µm has been observed in a monomode fibre doped with thulium. When pumped with a dye laser at 797nm an absorbed threshold power of 21mW and a slope efficiency of 13% were obtained.

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Main Authors: Hanna, D.C (Author), Percival, R.M (Author), Perry, I.R (Author), Smart, R.G (Author), Suni, P.J (Author), Townsend, J.E (Author), Tropper, A.C (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 1988.
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