Title :
Suppression of self-pulsations in dual-clad, ytterbium-doped fiber lasers
Author :
Guan, W. ; Marciante, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt. & Lab. for Laser Energetics, Rochester, NY
Abstract :
Regimes of self-pulsing in fiber lasers have been characterized. Experiments show that the addition of a long section of passive fiber in the laser cavity can stabilize the laser and largely suppress the self-pulsations.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser stability; optical fibre cladding; ytterbium; JkJk:Yb; laser cavity; laser stabilization; self-pulsation suppression; ytterbium-doped fiber laser; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser stability; Laser tuning; Optical fiber couplers; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pump lasers; (060.3510) Lasers,fiber; (140.3615)Lasers,ytterbium;
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
