Title :
Ytterbium-doped silica fibre laser with intracore Bragg gratings operating at 1.02 mu m
Author :
Bayon, J.F. ; Monerie, M. ; Bernage, P. ; Niay, P.
Abstract :
High power (>0.2 W) and high quantum efficiency (>80%) silica fibre lasers doped with ytterbium and operating at 1.02 mu m are presented. The laser cavity is closed by two externally written gratings. The pump wavelength range is extended down to 0.85 mu m.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; silicon compounds; ytterbium; 0.85 to 1.02 micron; SiO 2:Yb; externally written gratings; intracore Bragg gratings; laser cavity; power; pump wavelength range; quantum efficiency;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19930211
