High power cladding-pumped tunable Er, Yb-doped fibre laser

被引:25
作者
Laroche, M [1 ]
Jander, P [1 ]
Clarkson, WA [1 ]
Sahu, JK [1 ]
Nilsson, J [1 ]
Jeong, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Southampton, Optoelect Res Ctr, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hants, England
关键词
Chemical vapor deposition - Diffraction gratings - Doping (additives) - Erbium - Optical radar - Pumping (laser) - Remote control - Solid state lasers - Ytterbium;
D O I
10.1049/el:20045199
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Efficient high-power operation of a tunable erbium-ytterbium codoped fibre laser end-pumped by two beam-shaped diode-stacks at 940 am is reported. A maximum output power of 30 W at 1570 am for 83 W of absorbed pump power with operating wavelength tunable from 1562 to 1627 nm was demonstrated.
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页码:855 / 856
页数:2
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