Abstract
The development and introduction of phosphate glass fibers has significantly improved fiber-laser capabilities. Multicomponent phosphate glasses have emerged as better host materials for amplifiers and lasers, offering high solubility for rare-earth ions, better optical properties, and resistance against damage by high optical powers. There are many types of these phosphate glass fibers that can be selected to build an application-specific fiber laser. The availability of compatible fiber-laser components, such as fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) need to be considered in the selection process, to retain the main fiber-laser advantage of a robust, all-fiber architecture. It is expected that host glass materials and dopants will enable fiber lasers to emit at a larger variety of wavelengths in future and widen their applications.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages | 78-81 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Volume | 44 |
No | 10 |
Specialist publication | Laser Focus World |
State | Published - Oct 2008 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Marketing
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering