Fiber-based sources of coherent MIR radiation: key advances and future prospects

SD Jackson, RK Jain - Optics express, 2020 - opg.optica.org
The mid-infrared (MIR) represents a large portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is
progressively being exploited for an enormous number of applications. Thermal imaging …

Towards high-power and-efficiency∼ 2.8 μm lasing: Lightly-erbium-doped ZrF fiber laser pumped at∼ 1.7 μm

H Luo, J Shi, J Chen, Y Wang, J Li… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we demonstrate great potential of lightly-erbium (Er 3+)-doped ZrF 4 fiber in
efficient power scaling at∼ 2.8 μm, when excited at∼ 1.7 μm. Core-pumped by a random …

Theoretical analysis of ESA-enhanced 2.8 μm lasing in Er-doped ZBLAN fiber lasers

C Guo, J Lin, Z Tang, K Li, L Tu, J Wang… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A detailed analysis of theexcited state absorption (ESA) transition 4 I 13/2→ 4 I 9/2 which
occurs in erbium (Er) doped ZBLAN fiber lasers is performed through numerical modeling. It …

[HTML][HTML] A decade of mid-infrared, 3.5 µm dual-wavelength pumped fiber lasers, review and perspective

O Henderson-Sapir, DJ Ottaway - APL Photonics, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
It has been a decade since dual-wavelength pumping revolutionized the efficiency and
power of the 3.5 µm transition in erbium-doped fluoride fibers, demonstrating the potential …

Modeling of an Er3+-Doped ZBLAN Fiber Laser With Ion Clustering Effect

J Jung, J Lee, K Lee, JH Lee - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this study, we proposed a numerical model incorporating ion clustering effect for an Er 3+-
doped ZBLAN fiber laser. Our proposed model does not use weak-interaction (WI) energy …

[HTML][HTML] 33.8 W Mid-infrared 2.8 μm Er-doped fiber laser with high optical efficiency

J Zhang, S Fu, Q Sheng, L Zhang, W Xia, W Shi, J Yao - Results in Physics, 2023 - Elsevier
We demonstrate an efficient, high-power single-end-pumped Er-doped ZBLAN (Er: ZBLAN)
fiber laser operating at 2.8 μm. A maximum laser power of 33.8 W at a wavelength of 2.87 …

Modeling of a Cascaded Mid-Infrared Fiber Laser at 2.78 μm and 3.44 μm Dual-Wavelength Pumped at 0.98 μm and 1.15 μm

L Zhang, S Fu, J Li, Q Sheng, J Zhang… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A novel 0.98 μm and 1.15 μm dual-wavelength pumping scheme for cascaded mid-infrared
Er-doped ZBLAN fiber laser at 3.44 μm and 2.78 μm is proposed and analyzed by a detailed …

High-power continuous wave mid-infrared fluoride glass fiber lasers

M Bernier, V Fortin, O Henderson-Sapir… - Mid-Infrared Fiber …, 2022 - Elsevier
The generation of high-power coherent radiation extending beyond the so-called near-
infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum has been a challenging task for the scientific …

Comparison of 970- and 790-nm pumping for a 2.8 μm, Er3+-doped ZBLAN fiber laser

J Jung, K Lee, J Kim, JH Lee - Optical and Quantum Electronics, 2024 - Springer
This study investigated the pump wavelength dependence of the 2.8-μm lasing performance
in a Fabry-Pérot laser based on a commercially available, Er3+-doped ZBLAN fiber with an …