• 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