Title :
3 % thermal load measured in tandem-pumped ytterbium-doped fiber amplifier
Author :
You Min Chang ; Tianfu Yao ; Hoon Jeong ; Junhua Ji ; Seongwoo Yoo ; May-Smith, T.C. ; Sahu, J.K. ; Nilsson, Johan
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
A tandem-pumped Yb-doped fiber with a quantum defect of 2% generates 3% of heat. We believe this is a record-low thermal load and the first calorimetric measurement of the heat from a fiber core.
Keywords :
calorimetry; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; ytterbium; calorimetric measurement; fiber core; heat generation; quantum defect; record-low thermal load; tandem-pumped ytterbium-doped fiber amplifier; thermal load measurement; Fiber lasers; Heat pumps; Heat sinks; Heating; Measurement by laser beam; Optical fiber amplifiers; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
