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Ultra-low quantum-defect heating in ytterbium-doped aluminosilicate fibers

Ultra-low quantum-defect heating in ytterbium-doped aluminosilicate fibers
Ultra-low quantum-defect heating in ytterbium-doped aluminosilicate fibers
We theoretically investigate the quantum defect between pump and signal photons in ytterbium-doped fiber lasers and amplifiers, and find that this can be as low as 0.6%. We find that the lowest quantum defects can be achieved with a low area ratio between the pump and signal waveguide of a double-clad fiber, and with high-brightness pumping in the core being an ultimate approach. The change in achievable quantum defect is small over a relatively large range of pump wavelengths, but it is still necessary to optimize the wavelengths and match the fiber length to reach the smallest quantum defect.
0733-8724
429-434
Yao, Tianfu
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Ji, Junhua
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Nilsson, Johan
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Yao, Tianfu
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Ji, Junhua
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Nilsson, Johan
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Yao, Tianfu, Ji, Junhua and Nilsson, Johan (2014) Ultra-low quantum-defect heating in ytterbium-doped aluminosilicate fibers. Journal of Lightwave Technology, 32 (3), 429-434. (doi:10.1109/JLT.2013.2290284).

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Abstract

We theoretically investigate the quantum defect between pump and signal photons in ytterbium-doped fiber lasers and amplifiers, and find that this can be as low as 0.6%. We find that the lowest quantum defects can be achieved with a low area ratio between the pump and signal waveguide of a double-clad fiber, and with high-brightness pumping in the core being an ultimate approach. The change in achievable quantum defect is small over a relatively large range of pump wavelengths, but it is still necessary to optimize the wavelengths and match the fiber length to reach the smallest quantum defect.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 11 November 2013
Published date: 1 February 2014
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 378515
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/378515
ISSN: 0733-8724
PURE UUID: 89c42ca8-b82a-465b-a833-8578a73a88c7
ORCID for Johan Nilsson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1691-7959

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Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 02:59

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Author: Tianfu Yao
Author: Junhua Ji
Author: Johan Nilsson ORCID iD

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