Title :
Operation of cladding-pumped Yb3+-doped silica fibre lasers in 1 μm region
Author :
Pask, Helen M. ; Archambault, J.L. ; Hanna, D.C. ; Reekie, L. ; Russell, P.S.J. ; Townsend, J.E. ; Tropper, A.C.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ.
fDate :
5/26/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Conversion efficiencies of up to 80% with respect to incident pump power are reported for 975 nm pump light using cladding-pumped Yb3+ -doped silica fiber lasers
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical pumping; ytterbium; 1 micron; 80 percent; 975 nm; SiO2:Yb; cladding-pumped Yb3+-doped silica fibre lasers; conversion efficiencies;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19940594