Title :
Hybrid Q-switching in double-clad fiber lasers
Author :
Chen, Eason ; Grudinin, A.B. ; Porta, Josep ; Minelly, John D
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have demonstrated an enhanced Q-switching in a double-clad Nd/sup 3+/ fiber laser, which increases the peak power by an order of magnitude compared with the normal Q-switching regime. This hybrid Q-switching can be treated as a special Q-switching technique used to generate high peak pulses by amplifying narrow seed pulses induced by SBS.
Keywords :
Q-switching; fibre lasers; neodymium; optical fibre cladding; stimulated Brillouin scattering; SBS induced narrow seed pulse amplification; double-clad Nd/sup 3+/ fiber laser; double-clad fiber lasers; enhanced Q-switching; high peak laser pulse generation; hybrid Q-switching; peak power; special Q-switching technique; Electron optics; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-339-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1998.675890
