Title :
High power, compact 1.48 mu m diode-pumped broadband superfluorescent fibre source at 1.55 mu m
Author :
Fevrier, Herve ; Marcerou, J.F. ; Bousselet, P. ; Auge, Jorg ; Jurczyszyn, M.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Alsthom Recherche, Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
Several configurations of compact 1.48 mu m diode-pumped superfluorescent erbium-doped fibre sources are analysed. An output power of over 16 mW and a conversion efficiency greater than 50%, have been obtained with a spectral bandwidth of 20 nm.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser transitions; optical pumping; superradiance; 1.48 micron; 1.55 micron; 16 mW; 50 percent; Er doped optical fibre; broadband superfluorescent fibre source; conversion efficiency; diode-pumped;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19910168
