Title :
Gain modulation in erbium doped optical fibre by pulse pumping
Author :
Farries, M.C. ; Morkel, P.R.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Fibre Group, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
An erbium doped fiber laser, which is optically pumped at a wavelength of 532nm from a frequency doubled Q-switched Nd-YAG laser, is described. Gain modulation due to the short (100ns) high rep rate (2KHz) pump pulses produces intense, short laser pulses at 1.538μm. The properties of this laser are examined theoretically and experimentally
Keywords :
erbium; laser transitions; optical fibres; optical modulation; optical pumping; solid lasers; 1.538 micron; 100 ns; 532 nm; Er doped fibre; Nd:YAG laser; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; fiber laser; frequency doubled Q-switched laser; gain modulation; optical pumping; pulse pumping;
Conference_Titel :
Non-Linear Optical Waveguides, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
