简介：Areviewontheprogressofpowerful2μmsilicafibersourcesinpastdecadesispresented.Wereviewthestate-of-the-artrecordsandrepresentativeachievementsof2μmhigh-average-powercontinuouswave,pulsedfiberlasersandamplifiers,andpowerfulsuperfluorescentsources.Challengeswhichlimitthefurtherpowerscalingof2μmsilicafibersourcesarediscussed,includingpumpingbrightnesslimitation,thermalproblem,andnonlineareffects.Potentialandpromisingroadmapstogobeyondtheselimitations,liketandempumpingandbeamcombining,arediscussed.Prospectsofpowerful2μmsilicafibersourcesarealsopresentedintheendofpaper.

简介：Wepresenttherecentresearchprogressesofourgrouponmid-infraredpulsedfiberlasersat3μmbypassiveswitching.Threedifferentkindsofsaturableabsorbersincludingsemiconductorsaturableabsorber(SESAM),Fe2+:ZnSecrystal,andtopologicalinsulator(TI)wereusedtoperformthepulsegeneration,respectively.Thetemporalregimesofmodelocking,Q-switching,andQ-switchinginducedgainswitchingweregained.Somerelativediscussionsandprospectiveeffortsareproposedattheendofthispaper.