Title :
Short-wavelength Yb:Fiber laser
Author :
Yi, Jui-Yun ; Fan, You-Wei ; Huang, Sheng-Lung
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Optoelectron. & Commun. Eng., Nat. Kaohsiung Normal Univ., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Abstract :
The small ratio between emission and absorption cross sections below 980 nm hinders Yb:fiber laser´s development. The temperature, fiber length, and suppression of high-gain wavelengths are analyzed and a 960-nm laser is successfully developed.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser transitions; laser variables measurement; ytterbium; absorption cross sections; emission cross sections; fiber length; high-gain wavelength suppression; operating temperature; short-wavelength Yb:fiber laser; wavelength 960 nm; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2012 17th
Conference_Location :
Busan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0976-9
Electronic_ISBN :
2166-8884
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2012.6276372