Title :
High efficiency 1.53 μm all-fibre pulsed source based on a Q-switched erbium doped fibre ring laser
Author :
Roy, P. ; Pagnoux, D. ; Mouneu, L. ; Midavaine, T.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Recherche en Commun. Opt. et Microondes, CNRS, Limoges, France
fDate :
7/17/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A high peak power all-fibre pulsed source at 1.53 μm, based on an amplified Q-switched fibre laser is presented. Peak powers higher than 2 kW and pulsewidths of ~20ns at repetition rates up to 1 kHz are demonstrated. Pumped with a single compact pump source (MOPA), this device constitutes a very powerful field pulse generator
Keywords :
Q-switching; erbium; fibre lasers; laser transitions; optical pumping; ring lasers; 1 kHz; 1.53 micron; 2 kW; 20 ns; Er doped fibre ring laser; Q-switched ring laser; all-fibre pulsed source; field pulse generator;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19970869
