3 μm波长Er:ZBLAN光纤激光器研究进展

波长在3 μm附近的中红外Er掺杂的氟化物(Er:ZBLAN)光纤激光器凭借其良好的光束质量、体积小、可盘绕、易于实现等优势广泛应用于工业、医疗、军事等领域。本文主要介绍了基于Er:ZBLAN光纤激光器的发展现状，讨论了它们在发展中遇到的技术难题，总结并展望了其未来的发展方向。针对目前研究现状，提出多级放大将会是进一步提升3 μm Er:ZBLAN光纤激光器单路激光功率的方法。为了突破单路激光的功率极限，将其与光纤合束技术融合将会成为未来的一个研究方向。

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关键词：

光纤激光器; 中红外; Er:ZBLAN光纤; 3 μm

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国家自然科学基金重大项目资助(61790584)

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