Title :
A novel tipped fiber structure for reduction of the fusion-induced coupling loss between erbium-doped and single-mode fibers
Author :
Gong-Ru Lin ; Gong-Cheng Lin ; Woo-Hu Tsai ; Kuei-Huei Lin
Author_Institution :
Graduate Program in Electro-Opt. Eng., Tatung Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
We report a nearly 2-time improvement on the quantum efficiency of erbium-doped fiber laser by fusing the erbium-doped fiber with a tipped single-mode fiber with lensed endface. Maximum output power and quantum efficiency under pumping of 70 mW are 2 mW and 2.7% respectively.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; lenses; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical pumping; 2 mW; 2.7 percent; 70 mW; erbium-doped fiber laser; erbium-doped fibers; fusion-induced coupling loss; lensed endface; maximum output power; quantum efficiency; single-mode fibers; tipped fiber structure; tipped single-mode fiber; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser fusion; Power generation; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.970922
