Title :
In-situ solution doping technique for novel geometry rare-earth doped fiber fabrication
Author :
Webb, Andrew S. ; Boyland, Alexander J. ; Standish, Robert J. ; Lin, Dejiao ; Alam, Shaif-ul ; Sahu, Jayanta K.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We report on the fabrication and characterization of an YDFL with a pedestal geometry fabricated using an in-situ solution doping process. The fiber has a unique non-stressed inner-cladding and exhibits good efficiency.
Keywords :
doping; fibre lasers; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre fabrication; ytterbium; YDFL; in-situ solution doping; non-stressed inner-cladding; pedestal geometry; pedestal geometry fiber; rare-earth doped fiber fabrication; ytterbium doped fiber lasers; Doping profiles; Fiber nonlinear optics; Geometrical optics; Geometry; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber devices; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Preforms; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
