• DocumentCode
    1654791
  • Title

    5.4 W cladding-pumped Nd:YAG silica fiber laser

  • Author

    Yoo, S. ; Webb, A.S. ; Standish, R.J. ; May-Smith, T.C. ; Sahu, J.K.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report on the spectroscopy and laser characteristics of Nd-doped fiber, fabricated by rod-in-tube from Nd:YAG as a core material with silica cladding. A cladding-pumped CW laser operation at 1058nm with 52% slope-efficiency is demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    X-ray chemical analysis; fibre lasers; infrared spectra; neodymium; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre fabrication; optical materials; optical pumping; silicon compounds; YAG:Nd-SiO2; cladding pumped silica fiber laser; continuous wave laser; laser characteristics; power 5.4 W; rod-in-tube fabrication process; wavelength 1058 nm; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6325706