Title :
Effect of sapphire tube assisted in CDLHPG method to fabricate double-clad Cr4+: YAG crystal fiber
Author :
Huang, K.Y. ; Hsu, K.Y. ; Lin, Y.S. ; Huang, Y.C. ; Huang, S.L. ; Cheng, Wood-Hi
Author_Institution :
Grad. Inst. of Electro-Opt. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
An auxiliary sapphire tube assisted to alleviate the fluctuation of the heating power was used in the CDLHPG system for fabricating the more uniform 10-mum-core crystal fibers, the improved core uniformity was demonstrated.
Keywords :
chromium; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre fabrication; yttrium compounds; CDLHPG system; YAG:Cr; auxiliary sapphire tube; co-drawing LHPG; double-clad crystal fiber; heating power fluctuation; laser-heated pedestal growth method; Absorption; Chromium; Crystallization; Fiber lasers; Fluctuations; Heating; Optical fiber communication; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference, 2009. OECC 2009. 14th
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4102-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4103-7
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2009.5222539
