Title :
Single mode lasing in a 200μm diameter core gain-guided index anti-guided diode end pumped fiber
Author :
McComb, Timothy ; Sudesh, Vikas ; Chen, Ying ; Bass, Michael ; Richardson, Martin C. ; Ballato, John ; Siegman, Anthony E.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando
Abstract :
Single mode laser oscillation is achieved in a 200 μum diameter core end pumped gain guided index anti-guided fiber. The near-Gaussian beam quality of the laser is maintained at up to four times laser threshold.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser beams; laser modes; neodymium; optical glass; optical pumping; phosphate glasses; Nd3+ doped fiber; P2O5:Nd; core gain-guided index antiguided diode end pumped fiber; laser oscillation; laser threshold; near-Gaussian beam quality; phosphate glass fiber; single mode lasing; size 200 mum; Diodes; Fiber lasers; Glass; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical coupling; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0924-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382367
