Title :
Nanosecond pulse amplification in a 6000 μm2 effective area higher-order mode erbium-doped fiber amplifier
Author :
Nicholson, J.W. ; Fini, J.M. ; Phillips, J. ; DeSantolo, A. ; Liu, X. ; Feder, K. ; Supradeepa, V.R. ; Westbrook, P. ; Monberg, E. ; DiMarcello, F. ; Headley, C. ; DiGiovanni, D.J.
Author_Institution :
OFS Labs., Somerset, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Continuous wave and nanosecond pulse amplification in a higher-order-mode, Er-doped-fiber amplifier with 6000 μm2 effective area is demonstrated. Both 1480nm pump and 1560nm signal propagate in the LP0,14 mode.
Keywords :
erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; continuous wave pulse amplification; higher-order mode erbium-doped fiber amplifier; nanosecond pulse amplification; wavelength 1480 nm; wavelength 1560 nm; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6