• DocumentCode
    3521209
  • Title

    Impact of Nonlinear Broadening on the Optimal Characteristics of High-Power P2O5-doped Fibre Lasers

  • Author

    Ania-Castanon, Juan Diego ; Turitsyn, S.K. ; Kurkov, Andrey S. ; Paramonov, V.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Photonics Res. Group, Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    24-28 Feb. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    The impact of intra-cavity Stokes wave broadening on the performance of P2O5-doped fibre lasers is investigated. It is shown that nonlinear broadening of the radiation strongly affects laser performance and optimal configuration of the cavity.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; laser beams; nonlinear optics; phosphorus compounds; Jk:P2O5; P2O5 doped fibre lasers; intracavity Stokes wave broadening; laser performance; nonlinear broadening; optimal configuration; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser theory; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Reflectivity; Steady-state;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-856-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2008.4528177
  • Filename
    4528177