Title :
Resonantly pumped amplification in a thulium-doped large mode area photonic crystal fiber
Author :
Sincore, Alex ; Shah, Lawrence ; Richardson, Martin C.
Author_Institution :
Townes Laser Inst., Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate resonantly pumped amplification in a thulium-doped photonic crystal fiber. This enables greatly increased efficiencies compared to 795nm or 1550nm pumping and is attractive for pulsed amplification.
Keywords :
holey fibres; laser beams; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; photonic crystals; thulium; optical pumping; pulsed amplification; resonantly pumped amplification; thulium-doped large mode area photonic crystal fiber; wavelength 1550 nm; wavelength 795 nm; Diffraction; Diffraction gratings; Laser excitation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Power amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
