DocumentCode
940796
Title
Slab delivery of incoherent pump light to double-clad fiber amplifiers: an analytic approach
Author
Kouznetsov, Dmitrii ; Moloney, Jerome V.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Math., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Volume
40
Issue
4
fYear
2004
fDate
4/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
378
Lastpage
383
Abstract
Delivery of incoherent diode bar pump power via a tapered slab into a double-clad fiber amplifier allows for compact and efficient devices. We provide analytic estimates of system parameters for robust slab coupled configurations.
Keywords
light coherence; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre cladding; optical pumping; double-clad fiber amplifiers; incoherent diode bar pump power; incoherent pump light; optical fiber amplifiers; optical fiber lasers; robust slab coupled configurations; slab delivery; tapered slab; Absorption; Brillouin scattering; Diodes; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Power amplifiers; Pump lasers; Slabs;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.2004.824695
Filename
1278604
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