Title :
Over 10-W linearly-polarized single cavity fibre laser at 1180 nm wavelength with slope efficiency of 56 % using Yb-doped polarization-maintaining solid photonic bandgap fibre
Author :
Kashiwagi, Masahiro ; Takenaga, Katsuhiro ; Ichii, Kentaro ; Kitabayashi, Tomoharu ; Tanigawa, Shoji ; Shima, Kensuke ; Matsuo, Shoichiro ; Fujimaki, Munehisa ; Himeno, Kuniharu
Author_Institution :
Opt. & Electron. Lab., Fujikura Ltd., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
We have demonstrated an 1180-nm linearly-polarized single cavity fibre laser with an output power of 10.8 W using an Yb-doped polarization-maintaining solid photonic bandgap fibre. A slope efficiency of 56% has been achieved.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; light polarisation; optical fibres; photonic band gap; ytterbium; JkJk:Yb; Yb-doped polarization-maintaining solid photonic bandgap fibre; linearly-polarized single cavity fibre laser; slope efficiency; wavelength 1180 nm; Cavity resonators; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Measurement by laser beam; Optical fibers; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621190
