Title :
Linearly polarized Q-switched large-mode-area photonic crystal fiber laser operating at 978 nm
Author :
Jing He ; Songtao Du ; Jun Zhou ; Ziwei Wang ; Zhaokun Wang ; Qihong Lou
Author_Institution :
Shanghai Inst. of Opt. & Fine Mech., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
A linearly polarized Q-switching large-mode-area photonic crystal fiber laser at 978 nm is demonstrated. Short pulse of 14 ns duration is achieved with 36 dB polarization extinction ratio at 10 kHz repetition rate and 2 W output power.
Keywords :
Q-switching; extinction coefficients; fibre lasers; holey fibres; laser beams; laser modes; light polarisation; photonic crystals; linearly polarized Q-switching large-mode-area photonic crystal fiber laser; polarization extinction ratio; power 2 W; short pulse duration; time 14 ns; wavelength 978 nm; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Optical fiber polarization; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
