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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
