Title :
Ytterbium-doped fiber amplifiers
Author :
Paschotta, Rüdiger ; Nilsson, Johan ; Tropper, Anne C. ; Hanna, David C.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
fDate :
7/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The ytterbium-doped fiber amplifier offers a number of attractive features, including a broad-gain bandwidth and a high efficiency, due in large part to its freedom from various competing processes seen in other rare-earth dopants. Here we discuss the main features that influence design and possible applications of ytterbium-doped fiber amplifiers
Keywords :
chirp modulation; fibre lasers; impurity absorption spectra; optical pumping; stimulated Brillouin scattering; ytterbium; Yb3+-doped fiber amplifiers; absorption cross sections; amplifier configurations; broad-gain bandwidth; chirped-pulse amplification; cladding-pumped fiber amplifiers; design; high efficiency; pump amplification; spectroscopic properties; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Bandwidth; Chirp; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical fiber communication; Power amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Spectroscopy;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
