Characterization and modeling of the holmium upconversion fiber laser

D. S. Funk; S. B. Stevens; S. S. Wu; J. G. Eden

doi:10.1117/12.172751

Characterization and modeling of the holmium upconversion fiber laser

D. S. Funk, S. B. Stevens, S. S. Wu, J. G. Eden

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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The characteristics of the green (λ ∼ SSO nm) holmium upconversion fiber laser has been studied in detail in Ho:ZBLAN fibers ranging in length from ∼ 20 to 86 cm. When pumped in the red (∼ 643 nm), slope efficiencies up to 24% are observed for a 21 cm long fiber and a cavity output coupling of 30%. More than 38 mW of output power is observed for 280 mW of absorbed pump power. The influence of the depletion of the ground state (⁵Ig) population on the emission spectrum and overall efficiency of the oscillator are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	40-44
Number of pages	5
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	2115
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.172751
State	Published - Jun 1 1994
Event	Visible and UV Lasers 1994 - Los Angeles, United States Duration: Jan 23 1994 → Jan 29 1994

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Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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