Passively Q-switched, Er:YAG Single Crystal Fiber Laser Diode-Pumped at 1470 nm (poster)

Adrien Aubourg (1, 2) , Julien Didierjean (1) , Nicolas Aubry (1) , François Balembois (2) , Patrick Georges (2)

1 Fibercryst
2 Laboratoire Charles Fabry / Lasers

We present laser operation of 450 µm diameter Er:YAG single crystal fiber pumped at 1470 nm. Pump beam confinement leads to low threshold, direct emission at 1617 nm and significant efficiency in passive Q-switching.

Keywords: Q-switched; solid-state; Lasers; erbium

Domains: Optics [physics.optics]

Adrien Aubourg, Julien Didierjean, Nicolas Aubry, François Balembois, Patrick Georges. Passively Q-switched, Er:YAG Single Crystal Fiber Laser Diode-Pumped at 1470 nm (poster). Advanced Solid State Laser (ASSL 2013), Oct 2013, Paris, France. ⟨hal-01370647⟩