Neodymium-doped silica single-mode fibre lasers

We report the first CW operation of a neodymium doped silica single-mode fibre laser pumped by a GaAlAs laser diode. A laser threshold of less than 1 mW has been obtained.

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Main Authors: Mears, R.J (Author), Reekie, L. (Author), Poole, S.B (Author), Payne, D.N (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 1985.
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