Title :
Atmospheric transmission testing using a portable, tunable, high power thulium fiber laser system
Author :
McComb, Timothy S. ; Sims, R. Andrew ; Willis, Christina C C ; Kadwani, Pankaj ; Shah, Lawrence ; Richardson, Martin
Author_Institution :
Townes Laser Inst., Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
A narrow linewidth thulium fiber laser is tuned from 1945 – 2090 nm to investigate atmospheric transmission at 1 km. Results confirm simulations with high transmission >2025 nm and strong atmospheric absorption <1960 nm.
Keywords :
Atmospheric waves; Diodes; Fiber lasers; Laser tuning; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Power lasers; Pump lasers; System testing; Tunable circuits and devices;
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
