DocumentCode
2240138
Title
Highly efficient, high power, inband-pumped Erbium/Ytterbium-codoped fiber laser
Author
Lim, Ee-Leong ; Alam, Shaif-ul ; Richardson, David J.
Author_Institution
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
fYear
2011
fDate
1-6 May 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
A highly efficient (~80%), high power (18.45 W) in-band pumped Erbium/Ytterbium-codoped fiber laser is demonstrated. Based on a fitted simulation model, the detrimental effect of pair induced quenching in high power operation is also highlighted.
Keywords
erbium; fibre lasers; optical pumping; radiation quenching; ytterbium; detrimental effect; fitted simulation model; high power inband-pumped erbium-ytterbium codoped fiber laser; pair induced quenching; power 18.45 W; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical fiber amplifiers; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1223-4
Type
conf
Filename
5950616
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