DocumentCode
421815
Title
Power limitations of fiber lasers at 1.5 /spl mu/m by parasitic lasing effects
Author
Canat, G. ; Mollier, J.C. ; Bouzinac, J.-P. ; Williams, G.M. ; Cole, B. ; Goldberg, L. ; Kulcsar, G. ; Jaouën, Y.
Author_Institution
DOTA-LOE, ONERA, Toulouse, France
Volume
1
fYear
2004
fDate
16-21 May 2004
Abstract
Using a powerful model of Er/sup 3+//Yb/sup 3+/ fiber amplifiers, we show that parasitic lasing can severely limit their efficiency. Comparing modeling and experimental results we demonstrate that reflections and temperature effects should be taken into account.
Keywords
erbium; light reflection; optical fibre amplifiers; thermo-optical effects; ytterbium; 1.5 mum; Er/sup 3+//Yb/sup 3+/ fiber amplifiers; fiber lasers; optical reflections; parasitic lasing effects; power limitations; temperature effects;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-777-6
Type
conf
Filename
1361265
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