Title :
Linearly polarized Yb-doped fiber amplifier with phase-conjugating mirror based on stimulated Brillouin scattering
Author :
Sumimura, K. ; Yoshida, H. ; Okada, H. ; Fujita, H. ; Nakatsuka, M.
Author_Institution :
Osaka Univ., Osaka
Abstract :
This paper demonstrates Yb fiber pulse amplifier with stimulated Brillouin scattering phase-conjugating mirrors (SBS-PCM). A linearly polarized amplified laser with low SBS threshold and nearly diffraction-limited beam is achieved by SBS-PCM operation.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; light diffraction; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre polarisation; optical phase conjugation; stimulated Brillouin scattering; ytterbium; JkJk:Yb; Yb-doped fiber amplifier; diffraction-limited beam; fiber pulse amplifier; linearly polarized amplified laser; phase-conjugating mirror; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Brillouin scattering; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Mirrors; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical reflection; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386486
