Title :
Wavelength selection in high-power cladding-pumped Er,Yb and Yb fibre lasers using volume Bragg gratings
Author :
Kim, J.W. ; Jelger, P. ; Wang, P. ; Sahu, J.K. ; Laurell, F. ; Clarkson, W.A.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., Southampton
Abstract :
We report high-power operation of double-clad Yb-doped and Er,Yb-doped fiber lasers at 1066 nm and 1553 nm respectively using volume Bragg gratings for wavelength selection. Both lasers yielded output powers over 100 W limited by available pump power.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; erbium; fibre lasers; laser beams; ytterbium; JkJk:Er,Yb; JkJk:Yb; double-clad fiber lasers; high-power cladding-pumped fibre lasers; high-power operation; laser power; volume Bragg gratings; wavelength 1066 nm; wavelength 1553 nm; wavelength selection; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical fiber polarization; Optical scattering; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Reflectivity; (050.0050) Diffraction and gratings; (050.7330) Volume gratings; (140.0140) Lasers and laser optics; (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
