Title :
High power broadband tm-doped superfluorescent fibre source at 2 μm
Author :
Shen, D.Y. ; Pearson, L. ; Sahu, J.K. ; Clarkson, W.A.
Author_Institution :
Southampton Univ., Southampton
Abstract :
In this paper, we report a highly-efficient double-ended broadband 2 can cladding-pumped Tm-doped superfluorescent fibre source with much higher output power. Over 15 W of combined output power was generated for a launched pump power of 50.3 W. The corresponding slope efficiency with respect the launched pump power was 42%. The bandwidth (FWHM) of the emission spectrum was ˜ 282 nm at an output power of 8 mW and ˜ 45nm at the highest output power of 15 W.
Keywords :
optical fibre cladding; optical pumping; superradiance; thulium; Jk:Tm; broadband fibre source; cladding-pumped fibre source; double-ended fibre source; high power broadband fiber; power 50.3 W; superfluorescent fibre source; Absorption; Bandwidth; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Diodes; Optical pumping; Optimized production technology; Power generation; Spectroscopy; Spontaneous emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0930-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386480
