• DocumentCode
    2013753
  • Title

    Yb-doped amplifier fiber with distributed filtering by resonant core-ring coupling

  • Author

    Fini, J.M. ; Mermelstein, M.D. ; Van, M.F. ; Bise, R.T. ; Yablon, A.D. ; Wisk, P.W. ; Andrejco, M.J.

  • Author_Institution
    OFS Labs., Somerset, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    5-10 March 2006
  • Abstract
    An Yb-doped amplifier fiber with distributed gain filtering along its length was fabricated. Measured amplified spontaneous emission confirms gain suppression at wavelengths relevant to important laser noise components. Pump efficiency improvement was observed.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre filters; optical pumping; superradiance; ytterbium; Yb-doped amplifier fiber; amplified spontaneous emission; distributed gain filtering; gain suppression; laser noise; pump efficiency; resonant core-ring coupling; Distributed amplifiers; Fiber lasers; Filtering; Gain measurement; Laser noise; Noise measurement; Pump lasers; Resonance; Spontaneous emission; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-803-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2006.215746
  • Filename
    1636777