Title :
High power single-frequency Yb doped fiber amplifiers
Author :
Jeong, Y. ; Nilsson, J. ; Soh, D.B.S. ; Codemard, C.A. ; Dupriez, P. ; Farrell, C. ; Sahu, J.K. ; Kim, J. ; Yoo, S. ; Richardson, D.J. ; Payne, D.N.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectronics Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
We review the recent dramatic advances in high power single-frequency Yb doped fiber amplifiers and discuss fundamental aspects and future prospects. We present up-to-date experimental results with particular attention to cladding-pumped, refined power amplifier regimes.
Keywords :
laser frequency stability; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre cladding; optical pumping; ytterbium; Yb doped fiber amplifiers; cladding pumping; single-frequency; Brillouin scattering; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Optical wavelength conversion; Power amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215749
