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A linearly polarised, pulsed Ho-doped fiber laser

A linearly polarised, pulsed Ho-doped fiber laser
A linearly polarised, pulsed Ho-doped fiber laser
We report the highest power operation of a monolithic polarised gain-switched holmium fiber laser. In this paper we describe the pulsed operation of two monolithic holmium fiber lasers, which were gain-switched by a pulsed thulium fiber laser. The first holmium laser produced pulses with a minimum pulse duration of 85 ns, maximum pulse energy of 16 μJ and repetition rate of 600 kHz. This laser was linearly polarised with an extinction ratio of >18.5 dB under all operating conditions and achieved average powers of up to 5.1 W at 2.104 μm. The second laser demonstrated shorter pulses with a minimum duration of 38 ns at a maximum repetition rate of 300 kHz. This laser produced up to 1.5 W of average power at 2.112 μm.
1094-4087
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Hollitt, Sophie
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Simakov, Nikita
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Hemming, Alexander
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Haub, John
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Carter, Adrian
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Hollitt, Sophie
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Simakov, Nikita
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Hemming, Alexander
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Haub, John
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Carter, Adrian
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Hollitt, Sophie, Simakov, Nikita, Hemming, Alexander, Haub, John and Carter, Adrian (2012) A linearly polarised, pulsed Ho-doped fiber laser. Optics Express, 20 (15), 16285-16290. (doi:10.1364/OE.20.016285).

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Abstract

We report the highest power operation of a monolithic polarised gain-switched holmium fiber laser. In this paper we describe the pulsed operation of two monolithic holmium fiber lasers, which were gain-switched by a pulsed thulium fiber laser. The first holmium laser produced pulses with a minimum pulse duration of 85 ns, maximum pulse energy of 16 μJ and repetition rate of 600 kHz. This laser was linearly polarised with an extinction ratio of >18.5 dB under all operating conditions and achieved average powers of up to 5.1 W at 2.104 μm. The second laser demonstrated shorter pulses with a minimum duration of 38 ns at a maximum repetition rate of 300 kHz. This laser produced up to 1.5 W of average power at 2.112 μm.

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Published date: 16 July 2012
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Local EPrints ID: 415566
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/415566
DOI: doi:10.1364/OE.20.016285
ISSN: 1094-4087
PURE UUID: 6c2c2a5d-c0d8-4928-922a-c2153492732d

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Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 16:53

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Author: Sophie Hollitt
Author: Nikita Simakov
Author: Alexander Hemming
Author: John Haub
Author: Adrian Carter

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