Title :
Ce3+, Sm3+:YAG double-clad crystal fiber broadband light source
Author :
Lin, Yen-Sheng ; Jheng, Dong-Yo ; Hsu, Kuang-Yu ; Tsai, Cheng-Nan ; Huang, Sheng-Lung
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Optoelectron., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
Nine millwatts of broadband emission were generated from a Ce,Sm:YAG double-clad crystal fiber. This direct diode-laser pumped visible light had a 3-dB bandwidth of 100 nm and an optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 2.4%.
Keywords :
cerium; fibre lasers; light sources; optical fibre cladding; optical pumping; samarium; yttrium compounds; YAG:Ce,Sm; broadband emission; direct diode laser pumped visible light; double clad crystal fiber broadband light source; Broadband communication; Crystals; Light sources; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical pumping;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4