Title :
High efficiency 3 W side-pumped Yb fiber amplifier and laser
Author :
Goldberg, L. ; Kuplow, J. ; Kliner, D.A.V.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We describe a Yb-doped double cladding fibre (DCF) amplifier, which when pumped by a 104 /spl mu/m wide broad stripe laser diode generates 3.3 W and exhibits a maximum electrical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 34 percent. The amplifier employs v-groove side-pumping which allows compact amplifier packaging.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre cladding; optical pumping; packaging; ytterbium; 100 mum; 3 W; 34 percent; Yb-doped side-pumped fiber amplifier; compact amplifier packaging; maximum electrical-to-optical conversion efficiency; side-pumped Yb fiber laser; v-groove side-pumping; wide broad stripe laser diode; Diodes; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optimized production technology; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-595-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.833807
