E. M. Dianov, S. V. Firstov, S. V. Alyshev, K. E. Riumkin, A. V. Shubin, V. F. Khopin, A. N. Gur'yanov, O. I. Medvedkov, M. A. Mel'kumov, “A new bismuth-doped fibre laser, emitting in the range 1625 – 1775 nm”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 2014, Volume 44, Number 6,Pages <nobr>503

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A new bismuth-doped fibre laser, emitting in the range 1625 – 1775 nm

E. M. Dianov^a, S. V. Firstov^a, S. V. Alyshev^a, K. E. Riumkin^a, A. V. Shubin^a, V. F. Khopin^b, A. N. Gur'yanov^b, O. I. Medvedkov^a, M. A. Mel'kumov^a

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

Abstract: CW lasing of a Bi-doped germanosilicate fibre in a wavelength range that covers the spectral region between the emission bands of Er and Tm fibre lasers has been demonstrated for the first time.

Keywords: bismuth, laser, optical fibre.

PACS: 42.55.Wd, 42.60.Lh, 42.81.Cn

Received: 17.04.2014