Tm3+-doped CW fiber laser based on a highly GeO2-doped dispersion-shifted fiber

Opt Express. 2011 Apr 25;19(9):7992-9. doi: 10.1364/OE.19.007992.

Abstract

A novel all-fiber laser based on a highly GeO2-doped dispersion-shifted Tm-codoped fiber, pumped at 1.56 µm wavelength and lasing at 1.862 µm wavelength with a slope efficiency up to 37% was demonstrated. The single-mode Tm-doped fiber with the 55GeO2-45SiO2 core was fabricated for the first time by MCVD technique. The laser produces spectral side bands, resulting from the four-wave mixing owing to the shift of the zero-dispersion-wavelength of the fiber to the laser wavelength, thus, making it potentially particularly attractive for dispersion management and ultrashort pulse generation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Fiber Optic Technology / instrumentation*
  • Germanium / chemistry*
  • Lasers, Solid-State*
  • Thulium / chemistry*

Substances

  • Germanium
  • germanium oxide
  • Thulium