Review Article
High-Power ZBLAN Glass Fiber Lasers: Review and Prospect
Table 2
Summary of infrared rare-earth-doped ZBLAN fiber lasers with the highest output powers so far.
| Rare-earth | Laser wavelength (m) | Pump wavelength (nm) | Output power (W) | Rare-earth Concentration (mol%) | Slope efficiency (%) | Reference |
| Er | 1.55 | 980 | 0.012 | 0.5 | 30 | [49] | 1.7 | 791 | 0.007 | 0.5 | 1.8 | [50] | 2.7 | 975 | 24 | 6 | 14.5 | [16] | 3.45 | 640 | 0.085 | 1 | 2.8 | [47] |
| Tm | 1.48 | 1064 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 65 | [51] | 1.94 | 792 | 20 | 2.5 | 49 | [15] | 2.3 | 790 | 0.001 | 0.1 | 10 | [48] |
| Ho | 2 | 806 | 8.8 | 0.4 | 36 | [52] | 2.86 | 1100 | 2.5 | 3 | 29 | [53] | 3.22 | 532 | 0.011 | 0.2 | 2.8 | [43] | 3.9 | 885 | 0.011 | 0.2 | 1.5 | [54] |
| Dy | 2.9 | 1100 | 0.275 | 0.1 | 4.5 | [55] |
| Pr | 1.3 | 1064 | 0.0045 | 0.09 | 0.45 | [56] |
| Yb | 1 | 0.911 | 0.09 | 1.8 | 56 | [57] |
| Nd | 1.05 | 514.5 | 0.02 | 1.5 | 2.5 | [38] | 1.34 | 800 | 0.0136 | 0.2 | 12 | [58] |
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