Compact 1-W Yb-doped double-cladding fiber amplifier using V-groove side-pumping

被引:33
作者
Koplow, JP [1 ]
Goldberg, L
Kliner, DAV
机构
[1] USN, Res Lab, Div Opt Sci, Washington, DC 20375 USA
[2] Sandia Natl Labs, Combust Res Facil, Livermore, CA 94551 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
optical fiber amplifiers; optical fiber devices; ytterbium;
D O I
10.1109/68.681486
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 compact packaged fiber amplifier was constructed using a Yb-doped double-cladding fiber, which was V-groove side-pumped by a laser diode operating at 975 nm, Under saturation, the amplifier generated 1 W at 1064 nm, The small-signal gain reached a maximum of 50 dB at 1075 nm and was greater than 40 dB in the range of 1042-1093 nm.
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页码:793 / 795
页数:3
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