Title :
Dynamics of pulse SBS/Er fiber laser with 30-80 mW pump
Author :
Fotiadi, Andrei A. ; Deparis, O. ; Kiyan, R. ; Ikiades, A.
Author_Institution :
A.F. Ioffe Physicotech. Inst., Acad. of Sci., St. Petersburg, Russia
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We report our experiments on passive Q-switching in Er-doped fiber lasers pumped hy low-power 980 nm laser diode. Pulsation operational mode caused by Rayleigh backscattering SBS mechanism, was successfully observed at pump power levels of 30-80 mW. Self-starting pulse generation occurred at a quite stable repetition rate in the range of 300-500 /spl mu/s and peak power of 50-200 W with -50% fluctuation.
Keywords :
Q-switching; Raman spectra; erbium; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; optical pumping; stimulated Brillouin scattering; 30 to 80 mW; 300 to 500 mus; Er-doped fiber lasers; Rayleigh backscattering SBS mechanism; fluctuation; mW pump; passive Q-switching; peak power; pulsation operational mode; pulse SBS/Er fiber laser; pump power levels; quite stable repetition rate; self-starting pulse generation; Backscatter; Diode lasers; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical pulses; Pulse generation; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6319-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2000.910400
