The University of Southampton
University of Southampton Institutional Repository

Samarium3+-doped glass laser operating at 651nm

Samarium3+-doped glass laser operating at 651nm
Samarium3+-doped glass laser operating at 651nm
Laser emission has been observed in a samarium3+-doped silica optical fibre in a Fabry-Perot-type laser cavity. The emission is centred on 651 nm and corresponds to stimulated transitions from the 4G5/2 level to the 6H9/2 level. The fluorescence and absorption associated with the metastable level are seen to be unusually narrow (3nm FWHM) for a trivalent rare earth in a disordered glass structure. The laser has operated in CW and Q-switched modes when pumped with 488 nm light at room temperature.
0013-5194
709-711
Farries, M.C.
2a86f02d-d271-410f-b065-e417c7df5c8f
Morkel, P.R.
51a7c599-5f6a-4b31-81ee-1de7b09ee0de
Townsend, J.E.
a5a6f6ef-adb0-4072-8dcb-b6f5b5a47e64
Farries, M.C.
2a86f02d-d271-410f-b065-e417c7df5c8f
Morkel, P.R.
51a7c599-5f6a-4b31-81ee-1de7b09ee0de
Townsend, J.E.
a5a6f6ef-adb0-4072-8dcb-b6f5b5a47e64

Farries, M.C., Morkel, P.R. and Townsend, J.E. (1988) Samarium3+-doped glass laser operating at 651nm. Electronics Letters, 24 (11), 709-711. (doi:10.1049/el:19880479).

Record type: Article

Abstract

Laser emission has been observed in a samarium3+-doped silica optical fibre in a Fabry-Perot-type laser cavity. The emission is centred on 651 nm and corresponds to stimulated transitions from the 4G5/2 level to the 6H9/2 level. The fluorescence and absorption associated with the metastable level are seen to be unusually narrow (3nm FWHM) for a trivalent rare earth in a disordered glass structure. The laser has operated in CW and Q-switched modes when pumped with 488 nm light at room temperature.

Text
343
Download (146kB)

More information

Published date: 1988

Identifiers

Local EPrints ID: 78478
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/78478
ISSN: 0013-5194
PURE UUID: a2a5e898-e5b2-4bcf-8aa4-64daccce5e61

Catalogue record

Date deposited: 11 Mar 2010
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 00:15

Export record

Altmetrics

Contributors

Author: M.C. Farries
Author: P.R. Morkel
Author: J.E. Townsend

Download statistics

Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.

View more statistics

Atom RSS 1.0 RSS 2.0

Contact ePrints Soton: eprints@soton.ac.uk

ePrints Soton supports OAI 2.0 with a base URL of http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/cgi/oai2

This repository has been built using EPrints software, developed at the University of Southampton, but available to everyone to use.

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we will assume that you are happy to receive cookies on the University of Southampton website.

×