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Efficient diode-pumped CW and Q-switched single-mode fibre laser |
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| Authors: | Jauncey IM Lin JT Reekie L Mears RJ |
| Affiliation: | University of Southampton, Department of Electronics & Information Engineering, Southampton, UK; |
| Abstract: | We report the efficient operation an Nd3+-doped silica single-mode fibre laser pumped by a GaAlAs laser diode. A CW output power in excess of 1 mW at 1.088 ?m has been obtained with a slope efficiency of 33%. Q-switched operation of this device is also reported. |
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