Title :
Optimisation of short pulse multi-stage Yb fiber amplifier systems using commercial gain-modelling software
Author :
He, F. ; Price, J.H.V. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., Southampton
Abstract :
We demonstrate the accuracy of commercial telecommunications industry software for modelling Yb-fiber amplifiers. Simulations enabled optimisation of a broad bandwidth ultra-short pulse four-stage amplifier system. The predicted results were confirmed by experiments.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; ytterbium; Yb; broad bandwidth ultra-short pulse four-stage amplifier system; commercial gain-modelling software; commercial telecommunications industry software; fiber amplifier systems; Bandwidth; Doped fiber amplifiers; High power amplifiers; Laser modes; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Power system modeling; Pulse amplifiers; (060.2320) Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators; (140.3510) Lasers, fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628079
