Neodymium-doped silica single-mode fibre lasers

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15 August 1985

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 21 (17) , 738-740
DOI:10.1049/el:19850521

Abstract

We report the first CW operation of a neodymium-doped silica single-mode fibre laser pumped by a GaAIAs laser diode. A laser threshold of less than 1 mW has been obtained.

Keywords

CW OPERATION
GAALAS LASER DIODE PUMPING
LASER THRESHOLD 1 MW
ND3+:SIO2 SINGLE MODE FIBRE LASER