• DocumentCode
    2905334
  • Title

    All-fiber pump coupling techniques for double-clad fiber amplifiers

  • Author

    Gonthier, François

  • Author_Institution
    ITF Opt. Technol., St-Laurent, Que.
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    17-17 June 2005
  • Firstpage
    716
  • Lastpage
    716
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given. In commercial fiber laser designs, fiber-based components will replace bulk optic components for coupling pump power into double-clad fibers. Side and end pumping techniques are described. Performance, efficiency, power handling and reliability are discussed
  • Keywords
    optical design techniques; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre couplers; optical pumping; bulk optic components; coupling pump power; double-clad fiber amplifiers; fiber laser design; fiber pump coupling techniques; fiber-based component; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical coupling; Optical design; Optical devices; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pumping; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Munich
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8974-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568492
  • Filename
    1568492