title: Monolithic fluoride-fiber laser at 1480 nm using fiber Bragg gratings.
abstract: We report what we believe is the first monolithic fluoride-fiber laser making use of fiber Bragg gratings written directly in the doped fluoride-fiber core. The Tm(3+):ZBLAN fiber laser is upconversion pumped at 1070 nm and emits at 1480 nm. Using two different all-fiber cavities, we observed a threshold as low as 75 mW and a conversion efficiency of up to 40% with respect to launched pump power.
authors: Centre d'Optique Photonique et Laser, Pavillon d'Optique Photonique, Université Laval, Québec, Canada. guillaume.androz.1@ulaval.ca
authors: Guillaume
authors: G
authors: Androz
authors: Dominic
authors: D
authors: Faucher
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Bernier
authors: Réal
authors: R
authors: Vallée