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Journal of the Optical Society of America B

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  • Editor: Henry M. Van Driel
  • Vol. 24, Iss. 11 — Nov. 1, 2007
  • pp: 2907–2913

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Self-pulsing dynamics of a dual-wavelength Tm3+:ZBLAN upconversion fiber laser emitting around 800 nm

Guillaume Androz, Dominic Faucher, Daniel Gingras, and Réal Vallée  »View Author Affiliations


JOSA B, Vol. 24, Issue 11, pp. 2907-2913 (2007)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.24.002907


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Abstract

We report on a self-pulsing Tm 3 + : ZBLAN upconversion fiber laser in the region of 800   nm . Lasing operation at one or two wavelengths corresponding to two different transitions is investigated. A new self-pulsing dynamics when lasing at two wavelengths is reported for the first time to our knowledge. We could reproduce numerically what we observed experimentally with a simple model based on the rate equations. This dynamical regime could be explained by the strong absorption of the ground state at the lasing wavelengths and the gain competition between the two transitions.

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OCIS Codes
(140.3510) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, fiber
(140.3540) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, Q-switched
(190.3100) Nonlinear optics : Instabilities and chaos
(190.7220) Nonlinear optics : Upconversion

ToC Category:
Lasers and Laser Optics

History
Original Manuscript: August 10, 2007
Revised Manuscript: September 21, 2007
Manuscript Accepted: September 25, 2007
Published: October 31, 2007

Citation
Guillaume Androz, Dominic Faucher, Daniel Gingras, and Réal Vallée, "Self-pulsing dynamics of a dual-wavelength Tm3+:ZBLAN upconversion fiber laser emitting around 800 nm," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 24, 2907-2913 (2007)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josab/abstract.cfm?URI=josab-24-11-2907

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