DocumentCode
977930
Title
Intracavity pumping for increased output power from a distributed feedback erbium fibre laser
Author
Loh, W.H. ; Samson, B.N. ; Harutjunian, Z.E. ; Laming, R.I.
Author_Institution
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Volume
32
Issue
13
fYear
1996
fDate
6/20/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1204
Lastpage
1205
Abstract
The use of an Yb3+-fibre host laser when intracavity pumping a distributed feedback erbium fibre laser is demonstrated. Compared with direct 980 nm pumping of the same DFB laser, a three-fold increase in output power is obtained
Keywords
distributed feedback lasers; erbium; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; optical pumping; Er(3+)-doped fibre; distributed feedback fibre laser; increased output power; intracavity pumping; output power;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19960778
Filename
503004
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