Abstract
The signal gain and saturation intensity of an upconversion-pumped Ho:ZBLAN laser amplifier and oscillator was analyzed. The holonium fibers used in the experiment have a 2.4 μm core, a numerical aperture of 0.28 and Ho-ion concentration of 2500 ppm. By keeping the pump power at 90 mW and varying the seed power, it was found that the gain remains flat up to 50 μW and then slowly decreases, dropping by 2 dB at 600 μW.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO - Technical Digest |
| Pages | 517 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| State | Published - 2002 |
| Event | Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO 2002) - Long Beach, CA, United States Duration: May 19 2002 → May 24 2002 |
Other
| Other | Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO 2002) |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Long Beach, CA |
| Period | 5/19/02 → 5/24/02 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)