Title :
Optimal design of double-clad ytterbium-doped fiber amplifiers operating at 1020-1070
Author :
Tsang, K.S. ; Man, Ray ; Tam, H.Y. ; Lu, C. ; Wai, P.K.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Hong Kong Polytech. Univ., Hong Kong, China
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrated a double-clad ytterbium-doped fiber amplifier operating at 1020 to 1070 nm. The measured gain is 27 dB and the gain variation is less than 2 dB.
Keywords :
amplification; optical fibre amplifiers; YDF amplifier; double-clad ytterbium-doped fiber amplifiers; gain 27 dB; gain spectra; optimal design; wavelength 1020 nm to 1070 nm; Doped fiber amplifiers; Electrons; Fiber lasers; Gain; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Photonics; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Ytterbium; fiber amplifier; ytterbium-doped;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292557