MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION OF LOW-REPETITION-RATE HIGH-ENERGY PULSE AMPLIFICATION IN CW-PUMPED ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS

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作者
NILSSON, J [1 ]
JASKORZYNSKA, B [1 ]
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[1] ROYAL INST TECHNOL,INST OPT RES,S-10044 STOCKHOLM 70,SWEDEN
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10.1364/OL.18.002099
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We numerically study amplification of low-repetition-rate high-energy pulses in a cw-pumped erbium-doped fiber amplifier. Maximizing the pulse-energy gain by optimization of the dopant and modal field radii resulted in improvements of as much as 7.3 dB with a 60-mW pump compared with a fiber with small radii suitable for amplification of cw signals. Output pulse energies of 0.15 mJ are possible at the same pump power. The improvements stem from a suppression of the losses from amplified spontaneous emission when the radii are made large.
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