Bi-Doped Optical Fibers and Fiber Lasers
- Resource Type
- Periodical
- Authors
- Bufetov, I. A.; Melkumov, M. A.; Firstov, S. V.; Riumkin, K. E.; Shubin, A. V.; Khopin, V. F.; Guryanov, A. N.; Dianov, E. M.
- Source
- IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics IEEE J. Select. Topics Quantum Electron. Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of. 20(5):111-125 Jan, 2014
- Subject
- Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Photonics and Electrooptics
Luminescence
Optical fibers
Wavelength measurement
Fiber lasers
Bismuth lasers
optical fiber lasers
optical fiber materials
laser materials
- Language
- ISSN
- 1077-260X
1558-4542
The current state of the art in infrared Bi-doped fiber laser research is reviewed. The relevant fiber glass compositions and fiber technologies are introduced. Lasers operating on transitions ranging from 1.15 to 1.55 μm occurring in the bismuth active centers and their energy level schemes are discussed on the basis of the spectroscopic properties of these centers. Continuous-wave fundamental-mode power levels ranging from a few mW near 1.55 μm up to 16 W near 1.16 μm and 22 W near 1.46 μm have been demonstrated in recent years.