DocumentCode
2099529
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
fYear
2007
fDate
21-25 Oct. 2007
Firstpage
242
Lastpage
243
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Lake Buena Vista, FL
ISSN
1092-8081
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-0924-2
Electronic_ISBN
1092-8081
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382367
Filename
4382367
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