Title :
Linearly-polarized Yb-doped Fiber Laser in an All-fiber Configuration
Author :
Shirakawa, Akira ; Kamijo, Masayoshi ; Jun Ota ; Ueda, Ken-ichi
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Electro-Commun., Tokyo
Abstract :
Characteristics of polarization selection in Yb fiber laser by use of birefringent fiber- Bragg gratings are investigated. An 8 W, 1064 nm linearly-polarized fiber laser with 87% slope efficiency and <20 pm bandwidth has been successfully demonstrated.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; birefringence; fibre lasers; light polarisation; optical fibres; ytterbium; JkJk:Yb; all-fiber configuration; birefringent fiber- Bragg grating; linearly-polarized fiber laser; polarization selection; power 8 W; wavelength 1064 nm; Fiber lasers;
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.2007.4452480
