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CW bismuth fibre laser

E. M. Dianov^a, V. V. Dvoyrin^a, V. M. Mashinsky^a, A. A. Umnikov^b, M. V. Yashkov^b, A. N. Gur'yanov^b

^a Fiber Optics Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
^b Institute of Chemistry of High-Purity Substances RAS, Nizhnii Novgorod

Abstract: A new fibre laser based on a bismuth-doped aluminosilicate glass fibre is proposed and fabricated. CW lasing is obtained in the spectral region between 1150 and 1300 nm. The fibres are fabricated by the method of modified chemical vapour deposition.

PACS: 42.55.Wd, 42.60.Lh

Received: 24.11.2005