Diode-array pumping of Er[sup 3+]/Yb[sup 3+] co-doped fiber lasers and amplifiers

Journal Article · Sun Feb 28 23:00:00 EST 1993 · IEEE Photonics Technology Letters (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/68.205618· OSTI ID:6436586

Minelly, J D; Barnes, W L; Laming, R I; Morkel, P R; Townsend, J E; Payne, D N ^[1]; Grubb, S G ^[2]

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1. Southampton Univ. (United Kingdom)
2. Amoco Technology Co., Naperville, IL (United States)

The sensitization of erbium-doped fibers with ytterbium is well established as a technique for increasing the choice of pump wavelengths for the erbium system. Single-mode double-clad Er[sup 3+]/Yb[sup 3+] co-doped fibers are shown to be suitable for diode array pumping at around 960 nm. A fiber laser with 96 mW output power at 1.53 [mu]M and a power amplifier exhibiting a small signal gain of 24 dB and a saturated output power of +17 dBm are reported.

• OSTI ID: 6436586
• Journal Information: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States) Vol. 5:3; ISSN 1041-1135; ISSN IPTLEL
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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