Title :
Single-frequency hybrid Brillouin/ytterbium fiber laser with 1-W output power
Author :
Guan, W. ; Marciante, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Laser Energetics, Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Abstract :
A high-power hybrid Brillouin/ytterbium fiber laser is demonstrated with an output power of 1 W. The laser operates in the single-frequency regime with an optical signal-to-noise ratio greater than 55 dB in a 0.1-nm bandwidth.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; stimulated Brillouin scattering; ytterbium; JkJk:Yb; gain bandwidth; high-power fiber laser; hybrid Brillouin/ytterbium fiber laser; optical signal-to-noise ratio; power 1 W; single-frequency laser; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical coupling; Optical noise; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Ring lasers; Signal to noise ratio; Ytterbium;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
