• 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