Title :
Photosensitive Yb-doped double-clad fiber for fiber lasers
Author :
Kurkov, A.S. ; Medvedkov, O.I. ; Karpov, V.I. ; Vasiliev, S.A. ; Lexin, O.A. ; Dianov, E.M. ; Gur´yanov, A.N. ; Laptev, A.A. ; Umnikov, A. ; Vechkanov, N.I.
Author_Institution :
Fiber Opt. Res. Center, Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
Photosensitive at 244 nm double-clad Yb-doped germanosilicate fibers have been developed. Fiber lasers based on these fibers exhibited 65% differential efficiency and 100 mW threshold at both 910 and 980 pump wavelengths.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; fibre lasers; optical fibre cladding; sensitivity; ytterbium; 100 mW; 244 nm; 65 percent; 910 nm; 980 nm; Yb-doped double-clad fiber lasers; differential efficiency; mW threshold; photosensitive Yb-doped double-clad fiber; pump wavelengths; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Glass; Laser theory; Optical fiber testing; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.766384
