Title :
High-power pulsed fibre source at 1567 nm
Author :
Di Teodoro, F. ; Savage-Leuchs, M. ; Norsen, M.
Author_Institution :
Aculight Corp., Bothell, WA, USA
Abstract :
A pulsed fibre source based on an Er/Yb-codoped fibre amplifier producing 1567 nm-wavelength, spectrally narrow, ∼2 ns pulses with maximum energy 303 μJ, average power of up to 12 W, and peak power in excess of 130 kW is reported.
Keywords :
erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre cladding; optical pulse generation; ytterbium; 12 W; 1567 nm; 2 ns; Er codoping; Yb codoping; fibre amplifier; high power pulsed fibre source;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20046482
