DocumentCode
2870994
Title
Three-level Neodymium fiber laser incorporating photonic bandgap fiber
Author
Wang, A. ; George, A.K. ; Knight, J.C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, Bath
fYear
2006
fDate
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We report a neodymium fiber laser incorporating photonic bandgap fiber to suppress the four-level laser transition. Lasing at 907 nm on the three-level transition 4F3/2-4I9/2 is achieved with a slope efficiency of 32%.
Keywords
fibre lasers; holey fibres; laser beams; laser transitions; neodymium; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; JkJk:Nd; efficiency 32 percent; four-level laser transition; photonic bandgap fiber; slope efficiency; three-level neodymium fiber laser; wavelength 907 nm; Fiber lasers; Insertion loss; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Mirrors; Neodymium; Photonic band gap; Photonic bandgap fibers; Reflectivity; Silicon compounds; (060.2280) Fiber design; (140.3510) Lasers, fiber;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628219
Filename
4628219
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