DocumentCode
794401
Title
Er3+-Yb3+ and Er3+ doped fiber lasers
Author
Barnes, W.L. ; Poole, S.B. ; Townsend, J.E. ; Reekie, L. ; Taylor, D.J. ; Payne, D.N.
Author_Institution
Optical Fiber Group, Southampton Univ., UK
Volume
7
Issue
10
fYear
1989
fDate
10/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1461
Lastpage
1465
Abstract
Single-mode fiber lasers operating at ~1.57 μm are described. Output powers of >2 mW are reported for laser diode pumped operation. Direct comparison is made between fiber lasers using sensitized erbium (Er3+ and Yb3+) and erbium on its own. The performance of Er3+-Yb3+ fiber lasers is analyzed in more detail as a function of fiber length. Both CW and Q-switched operations are studied and the results obtained demonstrate that practical sources at 1.5 μm are available from diode pumped Er3+ -Yb3+ systems
Keywords
Q-switching; erbium; fibre optics; laser modes; laser transitions; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; 1.5 micron; 1.57 micron; 2 mW; Er3+ doped fiber lasers; Er3+-Yb3+ fiber lasers; Q-switched; continuous wave lasers; fiber length; laser diode pumped operation; sensitized erbium; single-mode lasers; Diode lasers; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Power generation; Pump lasers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/50.39081
Filename
39081
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