Low-concentrated solar-pumped laser via transverse excitation fiber-laser geometry

We demonstrate an extremely low-concentrated solar-pumped laser (SPL) using a fiber laser with transverse excitation geometry. A low concentration factor is highly desired in SPLs to eliminate the need for precise solar tracking and to considerably increase the practical applications of SPL technolo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Optics letters 2017-09, Vol.42 (17), p.3427-3430
Hauptverfasser: Masuda, Taizo, Iyoda, Mitsuhiro, Yasumatsu, Yuta, Endo, Masamori
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We demonstrate an extremely low-concentrated solar-pumped laser (SPL) using a fiber laser with transverse excitation geometry. A low concentration factor is highly desired in SPLs to eliminate the need for precise solar tracking and to considerably increase the practical applications of SPL technology. In this Letter, we have exploited the intrinsic low-loss property of silica fibers to compensate for the extremely low gain coefficient of the weakly pumped active medium. A 40 m long Nd -doped fiber coil is packed in a ring-shaped chamber filled with a sensitizer solution. We demonstrated a lasing threshold that is 15 times the concentration of natural sunlight and two orders of magnitude smaller than those of conventional SPLs.
ISSN:0146-9592
1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.42.003427