Optical fibre with a germanate glass core for lasing near 2 μm

  • V. V. Dvoyrin
  • , V. M. Mashinsky
  • , L. D. Iskhakova
  • , M. V. Yashkov
  • , V. F. Khopin
  • , A. N. Gur'Yanov
  • , E. M. Dianov

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Abstract

An optical fibre with a core based on thulium-doped germanate glass (45SiO2 - 55GeO2) and a silica cladding is developed for the first time. Lasing on Tm3+ ions (λ = 1:862 μm) with an output power up to 70 mW at a slope efficiency of 37% is obtained in a laser based on this fibre.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1103-1105
Number of pages3
JournalQuantum Electronics
Volume40
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2010

Keywords

  • Fibre lasers.
  • Optical fibres

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