• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 11, Issue 12, 2121 (2023)
Shuaihao Ji, Xuexian Lin, Bo Xiao, Zhongyu Wang..., Xiuji Lin and Zhiping Cai*|Show fewer author(s)
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  • Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Electronic Science and Engineering (National Model Microelectronics College), Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.500147 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Shuaihao Ji, Xuexian Lin, Bo Xiao, Zhongyu Wang, Xiuji Lin, Zhiping Cai, "High performance visible generation of Ho3+-doped all-fiber lasers," Photonics Res. 11, 2121 (2023) Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Direct generation of visible frequency from a compact all-fiber laser while preserving high output characteristics has been a subject of research in laser technology. We investigated the high output performance of all-fiber lasers based on Ho3+-doped ZBLAN fluoride glass fiber especially operating in the deep-red band by pumping at 640 nm. Remarkably, we achieved a maximum continuous-wave output power of 271 mW at 750 nm with a slope efficiency of 45.1%, which represents, to our knowledge, the highest direct output power recorded in an all-fiber laser with a core diameter of less than 10 μm in the deep-red band. Additionally, we successfully developed a 1.2 μm all-fiber laser pumped by a 640 nm laser. We extensively investigated the correlation between these two-laser generation processes and their performances at 750 nm and 1.2 μm wavelengths. By increasing the pumping rate, we observed an efficient recycling of population through a highly excited state absorption process, which effectively returned the population to the upper laser level of the deep-red transition. Moreover, we determined the optimized conditions for such lasers, identified the processes responsible for populating the excited state energy levels, and established the corresponding spectroscopic parameters.
    N2(z)N=Γpσap[Pp+(z)+Pp(z)]λphcA+Γsσas[Ps+(z)+Ps(z)]λshcAΓp(σap+σep)[Pp+(z)+Pp(z)]λphcA+1τ+Γs(σas+σes)[Ps+(z)+Ps(z)]λshcA,

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    ±dPp±(z)dz=Γp[σapN(σap+σep)N2(z)]Pp±(z)αpPp±(z),

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    ±dPs±(z)dz=Γs[(σes+σas)N2(z)σasN]Ps±(z)αsPs±(z),

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    Γ(λs)Ση|μη(λs)|2Γη(λs)IηgηΣη|μη(λs)|2Iηgη,

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    Ps+(0)=R1(λs)Ps(0),

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    Ps(L)=R2(λs)Ps+(L),

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    Pp+(0)=R1(λp)Pp(0)+Pp0,

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    Pp(L)=R2(λp)Pp+(L)+PpL,

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    Shuaihao Ji, Xuexian Lin, Bo Xiao, Zhongyu Wang, Xiuji Lin, Zhiping Cai, "High performance visible generation of Ho3+-doped all-fiber lasers," Photonics Res. 11, 2121 (2023)
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