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UV and IR light generation in silica-based optical fibre tapers

UV and IR light generation in silica-based optical fibre tapers
UV and IR light generation in silica-based optical fibre tapers
Optical fibre lasers offer significant benefits in comparison to other laser sources, such as extremely low thermal lensing, extraordinary good beam quality and very high plug efficiency. Up to date only near-IR sources have been manufactured in silica in fiberized forms. The challenge is to develop new fiberized UV and IR sources in a silicate fibre host.
Here we show that up- and down-conversion in tapers made from silicate optical fibres can efficiently be used to generated light both in the UV and in the mid-IR. Simulations show that efficiencies in excess of 50% can be potentially achieved for lengths of the order of tens of millimetres.
Abdul Khudus, M.I.M.
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Lee, T.
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Shum, P.P.
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Abdul Khudus, M.I.M., Lee, T., Lam, Q.H., Shao, Xuguang M., Shum, P.P. and Brambilla, G. (2013) UV and IR light generation in silica-based optical fibre tapers. ICMAT 2013: International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, Singapore, Singapore. 30 Jun - 05 Jul 2013.

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Abstract

Optical fibre lasers offer significant benefits in comparison to other laser sources, such as extremely low thermal lensing, extraordinary good beam quality and very high plug efficiency. Up to date only near-IR sources have been manufactured in silica in fiberized forms. The challenge is to develop new fiberized UV and IR sources in a silicate fibre host.
Here we show that up- and down-conversion in tapers made from silicate optical fibres can efficiently be used to generated light both in the UV and in the mid-IR. Simulations show that efficiencies in excess of 50% can be potentially achieved for lengths of the order of tens of millimetres.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 2013
Additional Information: U2-1ICMAT13-A-1552
Venue - Dates: ICMAT 2013: International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, Singapore, Singapore, 2013-06-30 - 2013-07-05
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 363240
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/363240
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ORCID for T. Lee: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9665-5578
ORCID for G. Brambilla: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5730-0499

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Author: M.I.M. Abdul Khudus
Author: T. Lee ORCID iD
Author: Q.H. Lam
Author: Xuguang M. Shao
Author: P.P. Shum
Author: G. Brambilla ORCID iD

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