Abstract
Tm:germanate fiber lasers can tune between 1.88 and 2.04 μm, depending on the length. Optimized pulsed operation yielded thresholds of 62 mJ and slope efficiency of 0.25, even with a low launch efficiency. Q-switching achieved.
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