Title :
Diffraction limited amplification of picosecond pulses at 1.55 μm wavelength to 14 kW peak power in a single stage core-pumped Er fiber amplifier
Author :
Jasapara, J.C. ; Andrejco, M.J. ; Nicholson, J.W. ; Yablon, A.D.
Author_Institution :
OFS Lab., Somerset
Abstract :
Amplification by > 30 dB of ~ 6 ps, 70 pJ pulses at 1.55 mum wavelength in a core pumped single stage fiber amplifier consisting of a record 875 mum2 effective area Erbium fiber generates record peak powers > 14 kW with M2 ~ 1.1.
Keywords :
erbium; light diffraction; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; JkJk:Er; diffraction limited amplification; picosecond pulses; power 14 kW; ps pulse generation; single stage core-pumped fiber amplifier; wavelength 1.55 mum; Diffraction; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; High power amplifiers; Laser modes; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Power amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers;
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.2007.4452505
