Title :
Yb3+-doped air-clad fibre laser using a Bragg grating written into active medium
Author :
Aslund, M. ; Jackson, S.D. ; Canning, J. ; Groothoff, N. ; Ashton, B. ; Lyytikainen, K.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Fibre Technol. Centre, Sydney Univ., NSW, Australia
Abstract :
In this paper, the first air-clad fibre laser using an intra-cavity Bragg grating is reported. The spectral output is completely determined by the grating. The temperature dependence of fibre as a function of absorbed pump power is directly measured.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; optical fibre cladding; optical pumping; ytterbium; Bragg grating; Yb3+-doped air-clad fibre laser; absorbed pump power; spectral output; Australia; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser feedback; Optical fibers; Polymers; Power generation; Power lasers; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548224