DocumentCode
1878952
Title
Single clad coiled optical fibre for high power lasers and amplifiers
Author
Grudiain, A.B. ; Nilsson, J. ; Turner, P.W. ; Renaud, C.C. ; Clarkson, W.A. ; Payne, D.N.
Author_Institution
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
fYear
1999
fDate
28-28 May 1999
Abstract
We demonstrate a new concept in development of high power fibre lasers based on single clad coiled fibres. Combination of a highly efficient Yb-doped fibre and glass-air waveguide for multi-point pump injection allows to reduce device length to less than 3 m.
Keywords
optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre cladding; optical pumping; ytterbium; 3 m; device length; glass-air waveguide; high power fibre laser amplifiers; high power lasers; highly efficient Yb-doped fibre; multi-point pump injection; single clad coiled fibres; single clad coiled optical fibre; Fiber lasers; High power amplifiers; Laser excitation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Waveguide lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-595-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.1999.834627
Filename
834627
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