Abstract
In this study, bismuth-doped fiber lasers operating at the wavelength of 1179 nm with an optical efficiency of up to 28% are realized. The fiber gain upon 1-μm pumping declines, while the unsaturable absorption increases with increasing the small-signal absorption. We conclude that up-conversion and excited-state absorption are responsible for limiting the efficiency of such lasers.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 182-190 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 22 Dec 2009 |
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| Publication status | Published - Feb 2010 |
Funding
Manuscript received March 02, 2009; revised June 07, 2009 and July 29, 2009. Current version published December 23, 2009. The work was supported in part by the Russian Foundation for Fundamental Research under Grants 08-02-12153, 08-02-00-717, and 09-02-01-028.
Keywords
- Infrared spectroscopy
- Optical fiber lasers
- Optical fiber materials