Title :
Cladding-pumped distributed feedback phosphate glass fiber lasers
Author :
Li, L. ; Schulzgen, A. ; Temyanko, V.L. ; Spiegelberg, Ch. ; Nguyen, D.T. ; Zhu, X. ; Moloney, J.V. ; Albert, J. ; Peyghambarian, N.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. Sci., Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ
Abstract :
Distributed feedback (DFB) phosphate glass fiber lasers that are cladding pumped with multimode diodes have been demonstrated. Single and cascaded DFB lasers with outputs up to 160 mW and 1 W, respectively, have been achieved.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; fibre lasers; laser beams; optical fibre cladding; optical glass; optical pumping; phosphate glasses; P2O5JkJk; cascaded DFB laser; cladding-pumped DFB laser; distributed feedback phosphate glass fiber laser; multimode diode pumping; power 1 W; Distributed feedback devices; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Glass; Laser excitation; Laser feedback; Optical fiber devices; Pump lasers; Quantum cascade lasers; Semiconductor lasers; (140.3490) Lasers, distributed-feedback; (140.3510) Lasers, fiber;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9