SHORT-PULSE, HIGH-POWER Q-SWITCHED FIBER LASER

被引:35
作者
MORKEL, PR
JEDRZEJEWSKI, KP
TAYLOR, ER
PAYNE, DN
机构
[1] Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton
[2] Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton
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D O I
10.1109/68.141962
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
A high-power, laser-diode pumped, Q-switched fiber laser operating 1.053-mu-m is described which is suitable for use in time-multiplexed fiber sensor applications. The laser emits > 1 kW pulses at 1.053-mu-m with 2 ns duration at up to 1 kHz repetition rates for an absorbed pump power of only 22 mW at 810 nm. Tunable Q-switched operation over a 40 nm wavelength range has also been demonstrated.
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