Numerical simulation is described which estimates the performance of thulium sensitized holmium doped CW fluoride fiber laser at 2.04 μm for both core and cladding pumped. This model takes into account the mechanis...Numerical simulation is described which estimates the performance of thulium sensitized holmium doped CW fluoride fiber laser at 2.04 μm for both core and cladding pumped. This model takes into account the mechanisms of cross relaxation and energy transfer to describe the laser operation. A subroutine program for calculating the absorption rate of cladding pumped scheme is included in the model. The losses of signal and pump light along the fiber have been taken into account. The test of cladding pumped scheme program shows good agreement with the experimental result. The experimental results of core pumping Tm Ho doped fiber laser in fluoride host are compared with the present model, and shows a good agreement with calculations. This model also provides data of the optimum parameters for the configuration of the efficient cladding pumped Tm Ho fluoride laser systems.展开更多
文摘Numerical simulation is described which estimates the performance of thulium sensitized holmium doped CW fluoride fiber laser at 2.04 μm for both core and cladding pumped. This model takes into account the mechanisms of cross relaxation and energy transfer to describe the laser operation. A subroutine program for calculating the absorption rate of cladding pumped scheme is included in the model. The losses of signal and pump light along the fiber have been taken into account. The test of cladding pumped scheme program shows good agreement with the experimental result. The experimental results of core pumping Tm Ho doped fiber laser in fluoride host are compared with the present model, and shows a good agreement with calculations. This model also provides data of the optimum parameters for the configuration of the efficient cladding pumped Tm Ho fluoride laser systems.