• DocumentCode
    3432040
  • Title

    Medium power double-clad Yb3+-doped silica fibre laser pumped efficiently by unfocused diode laser

  • Author

    Åslund, Mattias L. ; Jackson, Stuart D.

  • Author_Institution
    Opt. Fibre Technol. Centre, Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    24-27 June 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a moderate output power Yb3+- doped silica double-clad fibre laser which is end-pumped by a single unfocused diode laser. The launch efficiency into the polymer-clad fibre was -80%, and the maximum output power was 1.8 W with a slope efficiency of 74%.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; optical fibre cladding; optical focusing; optical polymers; optical pumping; silicon compounds; ytterbium; SiO2:Yb; double-clad Yb3+-doped silica fibre laser; efficiency 74 percent; launch efficiency; maximum output power; optical pumping; polymer-clad fibre; power 1.8 W; slope efficiency; unfocused diode laser; Costs; Diode lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Mirrors; Optical fibers; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Silicon compounds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Internet, 2007 and the 2007 32nd Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. COIN-ACOFT 2007. Joint International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Melbourne, VIC
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-9775657-3-3
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-0-9775657-3-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/COINACOFT.2007.4519161
  • Filename
    4519161
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3432040