DocumentCode
3001445
Title
High Power Single-ended Yb-doped Fiber ASE Source
Author
Wang, P. ; Sahu, J.K. ; Clarkson, W.A.
Author_Institution
Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
High-power operation of fiber-based ASE sources is reported. Using single-stage and two-stage cladding-pumped ytterbium-doped fiber configurations we obtained 62 W and 122 W of broadband ASE output respectively. The prospects for further improvement in performance are considered.
Keywords
fibre lasers; optical pumping; superradiance; ytterbium; JkJk:Yb; Yb-doped fiber ASE source; cladding pumping; power 122 W; power 62 W; Bandwidth; Biomedical optical imaging; Diodes; Fiber lasers; Optical feedback; Optical fiber amplifiers; Output feedback; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452393
Filename
4452393
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