Title :
Maximizing energy extraction from Er/sup 3+//Yb/sup 3+/ doped fiber amplifier in shaped microsecond pulses
Author :
Kulcsar, G. ; Jaouen, Y. ; Olmedo, E. ; Canat, G.
Author_Institution :
Keopsys SA, Lannion, France
Abstract :
A new pulse shaping technique was developed for maximizing the energy of /spl sim/1 /spl mu/s pulses amplified in a double cladding fiber amplifier. Stimulated Brillouin scattering was avoided; the nearly square amplified pulses reached 20 /spl mu/J energy.
Keywords :
erbium; laser beams; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre cladding; optical pulse shaping; ytterbium; 1 muJ; 1 mus; Er/sup 3+/ doped fiber amplifier; Yb/sup 3+/ doped fiber amplifier; double cladding fiber amplifier; microsecond pulses; pulse energy extraction; pulse shaping technique; square amplified pulse; Brillouin scattering; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse shaping methods;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
