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OPTICS LETTERS
Volume 48, Issue 2, Pages 502-505Publisher
Optica Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1364/OL.480084
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We present the first high-gain, single-frequency Tm3+-doped fiber amplifier operating at the 2.3-mu m band using conventional ground-state pumping transition at 793 nm. The amplifier achieved a gain of up to 24.1 dB with a launched pump power of 14 W and a maximum output power of 246 mW. We also investigated the competitive laser transition at around 2 mu m and discussed the prospects for further power scaling.
We report here, to the best of our knowledge, the first highgain, single-frequency Tm3+-doped fiber amplifier operating at the 2.3-mu m band with conventional ground-state pumping transition (H-3(6)-> H-3(4)) at 793 nm. The gain fiber is an 8.5-m-long ZBLAN fiber with a Tm3+ doping concentration of 3 mol.%, and the seed is a single-frequency distributed feedback diode laser operated at 2331.9 nm. A gain up to 24.1 dB is generated for similar to 14 W of launched pump power with the maximum output power of 246 mW. The competitive F-3(4) -> H-3(6) laser transition at similar to 2 mu m is also investigated, and the prospects for further power scaling are discussed. (c) 2023 Optica Publishing Group
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