DocumentCode
2242444
Title
Numerical simulations of Yb3+-doped, pulsed fiber amplifiers: Comparison with experiment
Author
Farrow, R.L. ; Moore, S.W. ; Schrader, P.E. ; Smith, A.V.
Author_Institution
Sandia Nat. Labs., Livermore, CA
fYear
2008
fDate
4-9 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We have developed a numerical simulation of cw-pumped Yb3+-doped fiber amplifiers seeded by pulses at 1064 nm. Results compare well to measurements of longitudinal upper-level ion populations and of output pulse energy versus pump power.
Keywords
optical fibre amplifiers; optical pulse generation; ytterbium; JkJk:Yb; Yb3+-doped fiber amplifiers; longitudinal upper-level ion populations; pulse energy; pump power; wavelength 1064 nm; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Numerical simulation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Power measurement; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers; (060.2320) Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators; (140.3510) Lasers, fiber;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-859-9
Type
conf
Filename
4571724
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