Title :
Optically coupled rod-type fiber system: Oscillator versus oscillator-amplifier behaviour
Author :
Bello-Doua, Ramatou ; Salin, François ; Freysz, Eric
Author_Institution :
EOLITE, Pessac, France
Abstract :
A Q-switched laser system which couples two ytterbium doped fibers is presented. Depending on the pump intensity this system yields either short or long nanosecond pulses. The gain competition accounts for the observed phenomena.
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser beams; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre couplers; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; ytterbium; JkJk:Yb; Q-switched laser system; laser pumping; nanosecond pulses; optical fiber amplifier; optically coupled rod-type fiber system; oscillator-amplifier behaviour; ytterbium doped fiber; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical coupling; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; (060.2320) Fiber optics amplifiers and laser; (140.3540) Lasers, Q-switched;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
