Table 1 Recent advances in gain medium characteristics and key performance metrics of 4–5-μm ultrashort pulse fiber lasers

From: Generation of tunable Raman soliton and dispersive wave beyond 4 μm in centimeter-length fluorotellurite fibers

References

Fiber material

Mechanism

Working wavelength

Output RMS

Fiber length

n2 (m2 W−1)

Tg (°C)

Water resistance

24

InF3

SSFS

4.3 μm

/

2 m

4.0 × 10−20

~30933

Poor26

25

InF3

SSFS

4.8 μm

/

20 m

2.1 × 10−20

~30933

Poor26

This work

TBAY

SSFS & DW

4.6 μm & 4.1 μm

0.63%

0.13 m

3.5 × 10−19

427

Good