Title :
Cladding-pumped fiber laser
Author :
Weber, Th ; Luthy, W. ; Weber, H.P. ; Neuman, V. ; Berthou, H. ; Kotrotsios, G. ; Dan, J.P. ; Hintermann, H.E.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Bern Univ., Switzerland
fDate :
2/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Laser emission at 1.06 μm, pump light absorption, laser threshold, slope efficiency, and alignment tolerance as a function of the fiber length have been measured for a cladding-pumped double-clad Nd:glass fiber laser. The fiber laser was pumped with a laser diode emitting at 810 nm. It produced an output power of 15.9 mW at an absorbed pump power of 55.1 mW. This corresponds to an optical-optical conversion efficiency of 38.8%
Keywords :
fibre lasers; neodymium; optical fibre cladding; optical pumping; solid lasers; 1.06 micron; 15.9 mW; 28.8 percent; alignment tolerance; cladding-pumped double-clad Nd:glass fiber laser; laser diode pumping; laser emission; laser threshold; optical-optical conversion efficiency; output power; pump light absorption; slope efficiency; Absorption; Apertures; Fiber lasers; Laser beam cutting; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Length measurement; Optical coupling; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
