Title :
Rare-earth doped optical fiber fabrication using novel gas phase deposition technique
Author :
Boyland, Alexander J. ; Webb, Andrew S. ; Kalita, Mridu P. ; Yoo, Seongwoo ; Codemard, Christophe A. ; Standish, Robert J. ; Nilsson, Johan ; Sahu, Jayanta K.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We report a highly versatile gas phase technique for making ytterbium doped silica fibers. Initial results generated 200W output power with a slope efficiency of 72%.
Keywords :
Doping; Fiber lasers; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Power generation; Preforms; Silicon compounds; Ytterbium;
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
