DocumentCode
2723310
Title
Polarised high power fibre lasers by combining low birefringence fibres and point-by-point Bragg gratings
Author
Jovanovic, Nemanja ; Williams, Robert J. ; Marshall, Graham D. ; Fuerbach, Alexander ; Withford, Michael J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Macquarie Univ., North Ryde, NSW
fYear
2008
fDate
7-10 July 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We present a novel scheme for obtaining highly linearly polarised, high power fibre lasers. The technique exploits the natural birefringence of point-by-point written Bragg gratings, which constitute the frequency selective feedback elements of the lasers.
Keywords
Bragg gratings; birefringence; fibre lasers; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre polarisation; FBG; fibre Bragg gratings; frequency selective feedback elements; laser cavity configuration; low birefringence fibres; point-by-point written Bragg gratings; polarised high power fibre lasers; Birefringence; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser feedback; Optical feedback; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Power lasers; Refractive index;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location
Sydney
Print_ISBN
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN
978-0-85825-807-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610438
Filename
4610438
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