High-power Tm-doped fiber distributed-feedback laser at 1943 nm |
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Authors: | Zhang Z Shen D Y Boyland A J Sahu J K Clarkson W A Ibsen M |
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Institution: | Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. zhz@orc.soton.ac.uk |
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Abstract: | We report on high-power operation of a fiber distributed-feedback (DFB) laser fabricated from Tm-doped photosensitive alumino-silicate fiber and in-band pumped by an Er/Yb fiber laser at 1565 nm. The fiber DFB laser yielded up to 875 mW of single-ended output at 1943 nm on two orthogonally polarized modes for 3.5 W of absorbed pump power. Further scaling of the DFB laser output power was achieved with the aid of a simple Tm-doped fiber amplifier stage spliced directly to the DFB fiber without the need of an optical isolator. The maximum output power from the DFB laser and fiber amplifier was >3 W for a combined absorbed pump power of 8.1 W. The influence of thermal loading, owing to quantum defect heating in the Tm-doped core, on the output power and longitudinal mode behavior is discussed, and the prospects for further improvement in performance are considered. |
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