Mid-infrared all-fiber gain-switched pulsed laser at 3 μm

Mid-infrared (MIR) fiber pulsed lasers are of tremendous application interest in eye-safe LIDAR, spectroscopy, chemical detection and medicine. So far, these MIR lasers largely required bulk optical elements, complex free-space light alignment and large footprint, precluding compact all-fiber struct...

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Autores principales:	Zhang Xiaojin, Li Weiwei, Li Jin, Xu Huiying, Cai Zhiping, Luo Zhengqian
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Publicado:	Institue of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2020
Materias:	fiber laser mid-infrared gain-switching Optics. Light QC350-467
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:50091683d53642d2b341a80b8aa22ffa2021-11-10T10:12:42ZMid-infrared all-fiber gain-switched pulsed laser at 3 μm2096-457910.29026/oea.2020.190032https://doaj.org/article/50091683d53642d2b341a80b8aa22ffa2020-05-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.oejournal.org/article/doi/10.29026/oea.2020.190032https://doaj.org/toc/2096-4579Mid-infrared (MIR) fiber pulsed lasers are of tremendous application interest in eye-safe LIDAR, spectroscopy, chemical detection and medicine. So far, these MIR lasers largely required bulk optical elements, complex free-space light alignment and large footprint, precluding compact all-fiber structure. Here, we proposed and demonstrated an all-fiberized structured gain-switched Ho3+-doped ZBLAN fiber laser operating around 2.9 μm. A home-made 1146 nm Raman fiber pulsed laser was utilized to pump highly concentrated single-cladding Ho3+-doped ZBLAN fiber with different lengths of 2 m or 0.25 m. A home-made MIR fiber mirror and a perpendicular-polished ZBLAN fiber end construct the all-fiberized MIR cavity. Stable gain-switched multiple states with a sub-pulse number tuned from 1 to 8 were observed. The effects of gain fiber length, pump power, pump repetition rate and output coupling ratio on performance of gain-switched pulses were further investigated in detail. The shortest pulse duration of 283 ns was attained with 10 kHz repetition rate. The pulsed laser, centered at 2.92 μm, had a maximum average output power of 54.2 mW and a slope efficiency of 10.12%. It is, to the best of our knowledge, the first time to demonstrate a mid-infrared gain-switched Ho3+:ZBLAN fiber laser with compact all-fiber structure.Zhang XiaojinLi WeiweiLi JinXu HuiyingCai ZhipingLuo ZhengqianInstitue of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciencesarticlefiber lasermid-infraredgain-switchingOptics. LightQC350-467ENOpto-Electronic Advances, Vol 3, Iss 5, Pp 190032-1-190032-10 (2020)
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spellingShingle	fiber laser mid-infrared gain-switching Optics. Light QC350-467 Zhang Xiaojin Li Weiwei Li Jin Xu Huiying Cai Zhiping Luo Zhengqian Mid-infrared all-fiber gain-switched pulsed laser at 3 μm
description	Mid-infrared (MIR) fiber pulsed lasers are of tremendous application interest in eye-safe LIDAR, spectroscopy, chemical detection and medicine. So far, these MIR lasers largely required bulk optical elements, complex free-space light alignment and large footprint, precluding compact all-fiber structure. Here, we proposed and demonstrated an all-fiberized structured gain-switched Ho3+-doped ZBLAN fiber laser operating around 2.9 μm. A home-made 1146 nm Raman fiber pulsed laser was utilized to pump highly concentrated single-cladding Ho3+-doped ZBLAN fiber with different lengths of 2 m or 0.25 m. A home-made MIR fiber mirror and a perpendicular-polished ZBLAN fiber end construct the all-fiberized MIR cavity. Stable gain-switched multiple states with a sub-pulse number tuned from 1 to 8 were observed. The effects of gain fiber length, pump power, pump repetition rate and output coupling ratio on performance of gain-switched pulses were further investigated in detail. The shortest pulse duration of 283 ns was attained with 10 kHz repetition rate. The pulsed laser, centered at 2.92 μm, had a maximum average output power of 54.2 mW and a slope efficiency of 10.12%. It is, to the best of our knowledge, the first time to demonstrate a mid-infrared gain-switched Ho3+:ZBLAN fiber laser with compact all-fiber structure.
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author	Zhang Xiaojin Li Weiwei Li Jin Xu Huiying Cai Zhiping Luo Zhengqian
author_facet	Zhang Xiaojin Li Weiwei Li Jin Xu Huiying Cai Zhiping Luo Zhengqian
author_sort	Zhang Xiaojin
title	Mid-infrared all-fiber gain-switched pulsed laser at 3 μm
title_short	Mid-infrared all-fiber gain-switched pulsed laser at 3 μm
title_full	Mid-infrared all-fiber gain-switched pulsed laser at 3 μm
title_fullStr	Mid-infrared all-fiber gain-switched pulsed laser at 3 μm
title_full_unstemmed	Mid-infrared all-fiber gain-switched pulsed laser at 3 μm
title_sort	mid-infrared all-fiber gain-switched pulsed laser at 3 μm
publisher	Institue of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/50091683d53642d2b341a80b8aa22ffa
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Mid-infrared all-fiber gain-switched pulsed laser at 3 μm

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