Title :
Q-switched Yb-doped photonic crystal fiber laser producing sub-10 ns pulses
Author :
Limpert, J. ; Deguil-Robin, N. ; Petit, S. ; Manek-Hönninger, I. ; Salin, F. ; Rigail, P. ; Hönninger, C. ; Mottay, E.
Author_Institution :
Bordeaux I Univ., Talence, France
Abstract :
We report on a Q-switched fiber laser producing pulse durations well below 10 ns by using a short-length ytterbium-doped rod-type photonic crystal fiber as gain medium.
Keywords :
Q-switching; fibre lasers; optical materials; optical pulse generation; photonic crystals; ytterbium; 10 ns; Yb-doped rod- type photonic crystal fiber laser; laser Q-switching; laser gain medium; laser pulse generation; Absorption; Energy measurement; Fiber lasers; Laser feedback; Laser theory; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses; Photonic crystal fibers; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568291
