Title :
Dynamics of All-Fiber Self-Q-switched Ytterbium/Samarium Laser
Author :
Fotiadi, Andrei A. ; Kurkov, Andrei S. ; Razdobreev, Igor M.
Author_Institution :
Service d´´Electromagnetisme et de Telecommun., Mons
Abstract :
We have explored self-Q-switched operation of the fiber laser comprising ytterbium and samarium fibers in the cavity. Regular pulses are attainable at any wavelength within the gain spectrum. Dynamics of pulsation involves polarization mode switching.
Keywords :
Q-switching; fibre lasers; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; light polarisation; ytterbium compounds; Yb-Sm; all-fiber self-Q-switched ytterbium-samarium laser; laser cavity; laser dynamics; laser gain spectrum; polarization mode switching; Samarium; Ytterbium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452479
