Multipass diode-pumped Nd:YAG optical amplifiers at 1.06 μm and 1.32 μm

Author

Olson, T.E. ; Kane, T.J. ; Grossman, W.M. ; Plaessmann, H.

Author_Institution

Lightwave Electron. Corp., Mountain View, CA, USA

Volume

6

Issue

5

fYear

1994

fDate

5/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

605

Lastpage

608

Abstract

We have built two versions of a diode-pumped Nd:YAG amplifier using a compact multipass confocal geometry with a fiber-coupled input. This confocal geometry provided efficient power and high gain in a volume of approximately 100 cm³. When pumped with a commercially mature 2 W 809 nm laser diode, the 1.06 μm version produced 460 mW and a small signal gain of 51 dB. The 1.32 μm version produced 170 mW and a small signal gain of 29 dB. Such an efficient amplifier, especially at 1.32 μm would be useful as a power booster in fiber optic telecommunications.

Keywords

neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; 1.06 micron; 1.32 micron; 170 mW; 29 dB; 460 mW; 51 dB; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; compact multipass confocal geometry; diode-pumped Nd:YAG optical amplifiers; fiber optic telecommunications; fiber-coupled input; power booster; power efficiency; small signal gain; Diode lasers; Gain; Geometrical optics; Laser excitation; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pumping; Power amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.285555

Filename

285555