High-efficiency and high-power single-frequency fiber laser at 1.6 μm based on cascaded energy-transfer pumping

Xianchao Guan; Qilai Zhao; Wei Lin; Tianyi Tan; Changsheng Yang; Pengfei Ma; Zhongmin Yang; Shanhui Xu

doi:doi:10.1364/PRJ.383174

Photonics Research, 2020, 8 (3): 03000414, Published Online: Feb. 28, 2020

High-efficiency and high-power single-frequency fiber laser at 1.6 μm based on cascaded energy-transfer pumping Download： 892次

Xianchao Guan ^1,2Qilai Zhao ²Wei Lin ^1,2Tianyi Tan ²Changsheng Yang ^2,4,6,*Pengfei Ma ^2,7Zhongmin Yang ^1,2,3,5,6Shanhui Xu ^2,3,4

Author Affiliations

¹ School of Physics and Optoelectronics, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China

² State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices and Institute of Optical Communication Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China

³ Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of High-performance Fiber Laser Techniques and Equipment, Zhuhai 519031, China

⁴ Hengqin Firay Sci-Tech Company Ltd., Zhuhai 519031, China

⁵ Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, Guangzhou 510640, China

⁶ Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China

⁷ e-mail: pengfeima_scut@163.com

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Xianchao Guan, Qilai Zhao, Wei Lin, Tianyi Tan, Changsheng Yang, Pengfei Ma, Zhongmin Yang, Shanhui Xu. High-efficiency and high-power single-frequency fiber laser at 1.6 μm based on cascaded energy-transfer pumping[J]. Photonics Research, 2020, 8(3): 03000414.

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