Title :
Continuous-wave oscillation of a monomode ytterbium-doped fibre laser
Author :
Hanna, D.C. ; Townsend, J.E. ; Tropper, A.C.
Author_Institution :
Southampton Univ.
fDate :
8/18/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Laser emission has been observed in a monomode fibre doped with ytterbium. A wide tuning range has been observed, 1.015 μm to 1.140 μm, when pumped by a dye laser at 840 nm. Diode pumped operation has also been achieved in a cooled fibre
Keywords :
fibre optics; laser transitions; laser tuning; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; 1.015 to 1.14 micron; 840 nm; CW operation; Yb doped fiber laser; cooled fibre; diode pumped operation; dye laser pumped fibre; monomode fibre; tuning range;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
