Ytterbium doped nanostructured optical fibers for high power fiber lasers

Author

Sahu, J.K. ; Paul, M.C. ; Kalita, M.P. ; Boyland, A. ; Codemard, C. ; Yoo, S. ; Webb, A. ; Standish, R.J. ; Nilsson, J. ; Das, S. ; Bhadra, S.K. ; Pal, M. ; Dhar, A. ; Sen, R.

Author_Institution

Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK

fYear

2009

fDate

14-19 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate Yb doped Y₂O₃ (or Y₃Al₆O₁₂) nanoparticles in a silica rich matrix, as an alternative to the Yb in a ´standard´, such as aluminium or phosphorous co-doped, silica host for use in high power fiber lasers. Y₂O₃ is a good host for RE incorporation, and efficient Yb:Y₂O₃ ceramic lasers have been reported. It is expected that Y₂O₃ nanoparticles within a silica host will improve the RE solubility in fibers.

Keywords

fibre lasers; nanostructured materials; optical fibres; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; Y₂O₃:Yb; ceramic lasers; high power fiber lasers; nanoparticles; silica rich matrix; ytterbium doped nanostructured optical fibers; Fiber lasers; Glass; High power fiber lasers; Laser feedback; Nanoparticles; Optical fibers; Preforms; Pump lasers; Silicon compounds; Ytterbium;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4079-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4080-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5194722

Filename

5194722