Title :
Diode-pumped solid-state lasers in fiberoptic systems
Author :
Anthon, D.W. ; Eggleston, A.T. ; Wilken, T.B. ; Sweeney, K.L. ; Munks, T.C.
Author_Institution :
Amoco Laser Co, Naperville, IL, USA
Abstract :
Diode-pumped solid-state lasers in the 1300 and 1550 nm ranges are well suited to a variety of fiber sensor and analog signal transmission applications. The complexity of the diode-pumped solid-state laser is clearly greater than that of a simple diode laser, but because of power and noise considerations, a diode-pumped solid-state laser will often out perform a diode laser in this type of application. Nd:YAG at 1318 nm and Nd:YLF at 1313 nm are among the most widely used of the diode-pumped solid-state lasers
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; lithium compounds; neodymium; optical fibre communication; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; 1300 nm; 1313 nm; 1318 nm; 1550 nm; LiYF4:Nd; Nd:YAG; Nd:YLF; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; YLF:Nd; analog signal transmission; diode-pumped solid-state lasers; fiber sensor; fiberoptic systems; laser cavity resonators; noise considerations; power; Diode lasers; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Frequency; Glass; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Optical fiber devices; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1993. LEOS '93 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1263-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1993.379136
