• 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