@inproceedings{ee045166c8ed45598c33d2d3d9039664,
title = "Erbium-doped mid-infrared fiber lasers",
abstract = "The performance of mid-infrared fiber lasers operating on the 3.5 μm transition in erbium has improved significantly since the first demonstration that dual wavelength pumping allowed efficient operation. In this contribution, we will discuss the progress of fiber lasers that operate on this transition with an emphasis on advances towards short pulse generation and wavelength agility. Mode-locked operation using saturable absorption is a robust means of achieving ultra-short pulse operation in the near infrared but achieving this in the mid-infrared has been elusive. We will also describe our characterization of the mid-infrared performance of graphene, a material which has been very successfully applied to mode-locked pulse generation in the near infrared.",
keywords = "3.5 micron, Dual wavelength pumping, Erbium, Fiber-laser, Mid-IR, Q-switching, Wavelength tuning, ZBLAN",
author = "Ori Henderson-Sapir and Andrew Malouf and Nathaniel Bawden and Elizaveta Klantsataya and Jesper Munch and Majewski, {Matthew R.} and Jackson, {Stuart D.} and Hiraku Matsukuma and Shigeki Tokita and Set, {Sze Yun} and Shinji Yamashita and Ottaway, {David J.}",
note = "Funding Information: The researchers acknowledge the financial support of the South Australian Government PRIF scheme. Ottaway also acknowledges the support of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 SPIE.; Laser Technology for Defense and Security XV 2019 ; Conference date: 17-04-2019 Through 18-04-2019",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.1117/12.2524138",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Mark Dubinskiy and Newell, {Timothy C.}",
booktitle = "Laser Technology for Defense and Security XV",
}