Amplification of GaSb-Based Diode Lasers in an Erbium-Doped Fluoride Fibre Amplifier

Nikolai B. Chichkov; Amit Yadav; Franck Joulain; Solenn Cozic; Semyon V. Smirnov; Leon Shterengas; Julian Scheuermann; Robert Weih; Johannes Koeth; Sven Höfling; Ulf Hinze; Samuel Poulain; Edik U. Rafailov

doi:10.1109/JPHOT.2023.3238078

Amplification of GaSb-Based Diode Lasers in an Erbium-Doped Fluoride Fibre Amplifier

Nikolai B. Chichkov, Amit Yadav, Franck Joulain, Solenn Cozic, Semyon V. Smirnov, Leon Shterengas, Julian Scheuermann, Robert Weih, Johannes Koeth, Sven Höfling, Ulf Hinze, Samuel Poulain, Edik U. Rafailov

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Building upon recent advances in GaSb-based diode lasers and Er-doped fluoride fibre technologies, this article demonstrates for the first time the fibre-based amplification of mid-infrared diode lasers in the wavelength range around 2.78 μm. The laser setup consists of a GaSb-based diode laser and a single-stage Er-doped fibre amplifier. Amplification is investigated for continuous wave (CW) and ns-pulsed input signals, generated by gain-modulation of the GaSb-based seed lasers. The experimental results include the demonstration of output powers up to 0.9 W, pulse durations as short as 20 ns, and pulse repetition rates up to 1 MHz. Additionally, the amplification of commercial and custom-made GaSb-based seed lasers is compared and the impact of different fibre end-cap materials on laser performance is analysed.

Original language	English
Article number	1500507
Number of pages	7
Journal	IEEE Photonics Journal
Volume	15
Issue number	1
Early online date	19 Jan 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOT.2023.3238078
Publication status	Published - Feb 2023

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. For more information, see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

Funding: This work was supported in part by Marie Skłodowska-Curie through European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant 843801 and in part by Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) under Grant EP/R024898/1.

Keywords

Diode lasers
Erbium
Fibre laser
Fluoride fibre
GaSb diode laser
Gas lasers
Laser beams
Mid-infrared
Nanosecond
Power generation
Power lasers
Pump lasers
Semiconductor laser
Semiconductor lasers
ZBLAN

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