Title :
High power Q-switched erbium doped fiber laser
Author :
Myslinski, Piotr ; Chrostowski, Jacek ; Koningstein, J. Arnold ; Simpson, Jay R.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Res. Council for Inf. Technol., Ottawa, Ont., Canada
fDate :
1/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The design rules and experiments with the Q-switched Er 3+ fiber laser are presented. The optimization of the fiber parameters resulted in 230 W/8 ns pulses for 250 mW of green pumping power, the highest peak power combined with such short pulses ever demonstrated for this type of laser. Self-mode-locked operation is also reported. The performance of the Q-switched laser is analyzed as a function of fiber length, pulse repetition rate, and pumping conditions
Keywords :
Q-switching; erbium; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical pumping; 230 W; 250 mW; 8 ns; Q-switched Er3+ fiber laser; design rules; fiber length; fiber parameters; green pumping power; highest peak power; optimization; pulse repetition rate; pumping conditions; self-mode-locked operation; short pulses; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Lenses; Optical design; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
