DocumentCode
500639
Title
Tunable Yb-doped fibre amplified spontaneous emission source
Author
Wang, P. ; Clarkson, W.A.
Author_Institution
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
fYear
2009
fDate
2-4 June 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Tunable narrow-linewidth operation of an Yb-doped fiber amplified-spontaneous-emission (ASE) source is reported. The source yielded 135 mW output at 1040 nm and could be tuned from 1034 nm to 1084 nm. The prospects for improvement in performance are considered.
Keywords
laser beams; laser tuning; optical fibre amplifiers; superradiance; ytterbium; ASE source; JkJk:Yb; feedback reflectivity; narrow-linewidth operation; parasitic lasing; power 135 mW; tunable fibre amplified spontaneous emission source; wavelength 1034 nm to 1084 nm; Fiber lasers; Laser stability; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optical feedback; Optical fiber testing; Output feedback; Reflectivity; Spontaneous emission; Tunable circuits and devices; (140.3510) Lasers, fiber; (140.6630) superfluorescence;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
Filename
5226053
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