High Peak Power Q-switched Er:ZBLAN Fiber Laser

A practical realization of a diode pumped actively Q-switched Er 3+ -doped fluoride fiber laser operating near 2.78 μm is reported. For the repetition rate of 100 Hz stable 26 ns pulses with an energy of 330 μJ and peak power of 12.7 kW are demonstrated. The laser performance is tested against varia...

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Published in:Journal of lightwave technology 2021-10, Vol.39 (20), p.6572-6578
Main Authors: Sojka, Lukasz, Pajewski, Lukasz, Lamrini, Samir, Farries, Mark, Benson, Trevor M., Seddon, Angela B., Sujecki, Slawomir
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Erbium
Erbium doped glass
Erbium-doped fiber lasers
Fiber lasers
Lasers
Mid infrared fiber laser
Mid infrared sources
Optical fiber amplifiers
Optical fiber communication
Optical fiber polarization
Power lasers
pulsed fiber laser
Pump lasers
Q switched lasers
Repetition
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Summary:A practical realization of a diode pumped actively Q-switched Er 3+ -doped fluoride fiber laser operating near 2.78 μm is reported. For the repetition rate of 100 Hz stable 26 ns pulses with an energy of 330 μJ and peak power of 12.7 kW are demonstrated. The laser performance is tested against variations in pump power, repetition rate and active fiber length.
ISSN:0733-8724
1558-2213
DOI:10.1109/JLT.2021.3099498