Title :
5W 100 μm fibre-coupled 977nm pump source. +29.2dBm EDFA output demonstration
Author :
Larat, C. ; Krakowski, M. ; Calligaro, M. ; Auzanneau, S.C. ; Parillaud, O. ; Boulant, B. ; Laugustin, A. ; Fillardet, T. ; Bousselet, Ph. ; Leplingard, F. ; Bayart, D.
Author_Institution :
Thales Res. & Technol. France, Orsay
Abstract :
5 W of output power are coupled in a 100 mum diameter optical fibre from high brightness tapered laser-diode mini-bar, by means of a new collective beam shaping technique. An EDFA experiment demonstrated +29.2 dBm output power
Keywords :
erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre couplers; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; 100 mum; 5 W; 977 nm; EDFA; collective beam shaping; fibre-coupled source; high brightness laser-diode; laser-diode mini-bar; optical fibre; pump source; tapered laser-diode; Brightness; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical coupling; Optical fibers; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2002. ECOC 2002. 28th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Copenhagen
Print_ISBN :
87-90974-63-8
