Fiber laser with simultaneous multi-wavelength Er/Yb passively <i>Q</i>-switched and single-wavelength Tm gain-switched operations

J. Alaniz-Baylon; M. Durán-Sánchez; R. I. álvarez-Tamayo; B. Posada-Ramírez; M. Bello-Jiménez; B. Ibarra-Escamilla; A. A. Castillo-Guzman; E. A. Kuzin

doi:10.1364/PRJ.7.000608

Photonics Research, Volume. 7, Issue 6, 608(2019)

Fiber laser with simultaneous multi-wavelength Er/Yb passively Q-switched and single-wavelength Tm gain-switched operations

J. Alaniz-Baylon¹, M. Durán-Sánchez^1,2、*, R. I. álvarez-Tamayo³, B. Posada-Ramírez¹, M. Bello-Jiménez⁴, B. Ibarra-Escamilla¹, A. A. Castillo-Guzman⁵, and E. A. Kuzin¹

Author Affiliations

¹Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, óptica y Electrónica (INAOE), L. E. Erro 1, Sta. Ma. Tonantzintla, Pue. 72824, Mexico

²CONACyT-Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, óptica y Electrónica, A. P. 51 y 216, Pue. 72000, Mexico

³CONACyT—Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Av. Universidad S/N, San Nicolás de los Garza, N. L. 66451, Mexico

⁴Instituto de Investigación en Comunicación óptica, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Av. Karakorum 1470, S. L. P. 78210, Mexico

⁵Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Av. Universidad S/N, San Nicolás de los Garza, N. L. 66451, Mexico

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J. Alaniz-Baylon, M. Durán-Sánchez, R. I. álvarez-Tamayo, B. Posada-Ramírez, M. Bello-Jiménez, B. Ibarra-Escamilla, A. A. Castillo-Guzman, E. A. Kuzin, "Fiber laser with simultaneous multi-wavelength Er/Yb passively Q-switched and single-wavelength Tm gain-switched operations," Photonics Res. 7, 608 (2019)

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Paper Information

Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

Received: Jan. 25, 2019

Accepted: Mar. 12, 2019

Published Online: May. 8, 2019

The Author Email: M. Durán-Sánchez (manueld@inaoep.mx)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.7.000608

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