DocumentCode
520372
Title
1180 nm linearly-polarized fiber laser with high slope efficiency employing low-loss ytterbium-doped polarization maintaining solid photonic bandgap fiber
Author
Kashiwagi, M. ; Takenaga, K. ; Ichii, K. ; Kitabayashi, T. ; Tanigawa, S. ; Shima, K. ; Matsuo, S. ; Fujimaki, M. ; Himeno, K.
Author_Institution
Opt. & Electron. Lab., Fujikura Ltd., Sakura, Japan
fYear
2010
fDate
16-21 May 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
A linearly-polarized fiber laser operating at 1180 nm was demonstrated using a low-loss ytterbium-doped polarization maintaining solid photonic bandgap fiber. A slope efficiency of 30 % was achieved.
Keywords
Biomedical optical imaging; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber polarization; Photonic bandgap fibers; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Type
conf
Filename
5499943
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