Title :
High-power, high-efficiency random fiber lasing with a low reflectivity mirror
Author :
Zinan Wang ; Han Wu ; Mengqiu Fan ; Li Zhang ; Weili Zhang ; Yunjiang Rao
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. of Opt. Fiber Sensing & Commun. (Educ. Minist. of China), Univ. of Electron. Sci. & Technol. of China, Chengdu, China
Abstract :
We theoretically investigate the role of point reflector´s reflectivity in the performance of forward-pumped high power random fiber lasing, and demonstrate that the maximum 1st-oder random lasing output power can even increase when the reflectivity decreases from 0.9 to 0.01.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser mirrors; optical pumping; random processes; reflectivity; 1st-oder random lasing output power; forward-pumped high power lasing; low reflectivity mirror; random fiber lasing; Lasers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical reflection; Power generation; Reflectivity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA