Title :
Fused-silica-clad Cr:YAG fiber
Author :
Lo, Chia-Yao ; Tu, Shih-Yu ; Huang, Kuang-Yao ; Huang, Sheng-Lung
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electro-Opt. Eng., Nat. Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Abstract :
A low-propagation-loss (< 0.1 dB/cm) fused-silica-clad Cr:YAG fiber is demonstrated and investigated. The simulation shows that more than 0 dBm of amplified spontaneous emission could be generated with a 2-W pump and an 8-μm core.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; chromium; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; yttrium compounds; 2 W; 8 mum; Cr:YAG fiber; YAG:Cr; YAl5O12:Cr; amplified spontaneous emission; fused-silica cladding; propagation loss; Fiber lasers; Fluorescence; Manufacturing; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber losses; Optical pumping; Propagation losses; Silicon compounds; Spontaneous emission; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1277200
