Samarium<sup>3+</sup>-doped glass laser operating at 651nm

Laser emission has been observed in a samarium<sup>3+</sup>-doped silica optical fibre in a Fabry-Perot-type laser cavity. The emission is centred on 651 nm and corresponds to stimulated transitions from the <sup>4</sup>G<sub>5/2</sub> level to the <sup>6<...

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Main Authors: Farries, M.C (Author), Morkel, P.R (Author), Townsend, J.E (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 1988.
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520 |a Laser emission has been observed in a samarium<sup>3+</sup>-doped silica optical fibre in a Fabry-Perot-type laser cavity. The emission is centred on 651 nm and corresponds to stimulated transitions from the <sup>4</sup>G<sub>5/2</sub> level to the <sup>6</sup>H<sub>9/2</sub> level. The fluorescence and absorption associated with the metastable level are seen to be unusually narrow (3nm FWHM) for a trivalent rare earth in a disordered glass structure. The laser has operated in CW and Q-switched modes when pumped with 488 nm light at room temperature. 
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