Abstract
An Er3+-doped fluorozirconate fiber laser, diode- pumped at 800 nm, has been realized with a very high efficiency of 20.6 % and a threshold below 1 mW. This fiber laser has been modulated by saturating the lower laser level with a laser diode pump at 1550 nm at kHz- rates.
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