Title :
High power, sub-GHz, monolithic fiber amplifier based on phase modulated laser gain competition
Author :
Flores, Angel ; Dajani, Iyad ; Naderi, Nader A.
Author_Institution :
Air Force Res. Lab., Kirtland AFB, NM, USA
Abstract :
SBS suppression in monolithic, Yb-doped fiber amplifiers via phase modulated two-tone laser gain competition (LGC) is reported. The LGC between broad and narrow-linewidth (1036nm/1064nm) signals yielded pump-limited output powers of 600W at a 500MHz modulation-frequency.
Keywords :
frequency modulation; laser beams; nonlinear optics; optical fibre amplifiers; optical modulation; optical pumping; phase modulation; stimulated Brillouin scattering; ytterbium; LGC; SBS suppression; Yb-doped fiber amplifier; broad-linewidth signals; frequency 500 MHz; high power fiber amplifier; modulation-frequency; monolithic fiber amplifier; narrow-linewidth signals; phase modulated two-tone laser gain competition; power 600 W; pump-limited output powers; sub-GHz fiber amplifier; wavelength 1036 nm to 1064 nm; Fiber lasers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Phase modulation; Pump lasers; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
