Title :
Suppression of Q-switching in a Yb-doped fiber laser
Author :
Leger, James ; Nilsson, Johan ; Ji, Junhua
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Abstract :
Q-switching in a Yb-doped fiber laser is quenched by providing an alternative lasing wavelength to prevent inversion build-up. 98 % of the non Q-switched power is preserved while completely eliminating the Q-switched pulse.
Keywords :
Q-switching; fibre lasers; ytterbium; Q-switched pulse; Q-switching; Yb-doped fiber laser; alternative lasing wavelength; nonQ-switched power; Cavity resonators; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser feedback; Modulation; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
