• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 15, Issue 11, 111402 (2017)
Zhipeng Qin, Guoqiang Xie*, Jingui Ma, Peng Yuan, and Liejia Qian
Author Affiliations
  • Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA (CICIFSA), School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201715.111402 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Zhipeng Qin, Guoqiang Xie, Jingui Ma, Peng Yuan, Liejia Qian. Mid-infrared Er:ZBLAN fiber laser reaching 3.68 μm wavelength[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2017, 15(11): 111402 Copy Citation Text show less
    Experimental setup of the dual-wavelength pumped Er:ZBLAN fiber laser. F1, CaF2 lens with f=18 mm; F2, ZnSe aspheric lens with f=12.7 mm; ESA, excited state absorption. Inset: the energy level diagram of Er:ZBLAN.
    Fig. 1. Experimental setup of the dual-wavelength pumped Er:ZBLAN fiber laser. F1, CaF2 lens with f=18mm; F2, ZnSe aspheric lens with f=12.7mm; ESA, excited state absorption. Inset: the energy level diagram of Er:ZBLAN.
    (Color online) Residual pump power of 1973 nm as a function of 970 nm launched pump power for different launched powers at 1973 nm.
    Fig. 2. (Color online) Residual pump power of 1973 nm as a function of 970 nm launched pump power for different launched powers at 1973 nm.
    (Color online) Output power as a function of the launched pump power at 1973 nm for different 970 nm pump powers of 1.16, 1.29, and 1.76 W, respectively.
    Fig. 3. (Color online) Output power as a function of the launched pump power at 1973 nm for different 970 nm pump powers of 1.16, 1.29, and 1.76 W, respectively.
    (Color online) Laser spectrum evolution with output power.
    Fig. 4. (Color online) Laser spectrum evolution with output power.
    Measurement of laser beam quality. Inset: beam profile.
    Fig. 5. Measurement of laser beam quality. Inset: beam profile.
    Power stability of the Er:ZBLAN fiber laser.
    Fig. 6. Power stability of the Er:ZBLAN fiber laser.
    Zhipeng Qin, Guoqiang Xie, Jingui Ma, Peng Yuan, Liejia Qian. Mid-infrared Er:ZBLAN fiber laser reaching 3.68 μm wavelength[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2017, 15(11): 111402
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