Journal
JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 41, Issue 1, Pages 301-306Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2022.3211182
Keywords
High performances; ho(3+) -doped fiber; visible lasers; wavelength tunable
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In this study, we successfully developed a deep-red laser with a high pumping rate using a home-made 640 nm pump source. The maximum output power of the deep-red fiber laser was 1.46 W at 752.6 nm, and its slope efficiency was 53%. Additionally, we demonstrated a tunable deep-red fiber laser with a tuning range of 13.7 nm, from 746.5 nm to 760.2 nm, which is the widest tuning range for a Ho3+-doped fiber laser at deep-red wavelengths.
To date, Ho3+-doped fluoride fibers have been investigated as a viable route for deep-red fiber lasers. However, high output performance deep-red fiber lasers around 750 nm have been proven challenging to achieve due to limitations in both the excitation source and pumping mechanism. In this study, we use a home-made 640 nm pump source to develop a deep-red laser with a high pumping rate, and obtain a compact watt-level high efficiency deep-red laser output. Population inversion is achieved by strong excited state absorption in a Ho3+-doped ZBLAN fiber. We realize a maximum 1.46 W deep-red fiber laser operating at 752.6 nm, and its slope efficiency is as high as 53%. The improved rate equations are used to describe the quasi-four-level system, and the experimental results agree well with the simulations. Moreover, with the development of blazed grating, we demonstrate a tunable deep-red fiber laser with a tuning range of 13.7 nm, from 746.5 to 760.2 nm, which is the widest tuning range of Ho3+-doped fiber laser at deep-red wavelengths.
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