Optical isolators for 2-micron fibre lasers
Optical isolators for 2-micron fibre lasers
We report on the development and testing of optical isolators for use in 2-micron fiber laser systems. A variety of potential Faraday rotator materials were characterised to identify the most suitable materials for use in the 1700-2100nm wavelength range. Isolators based on the three best performing materials were then developed and packaged as fiber-in, fiber-out and fiber-in, beam-out devices. The isolators were then tested in CW, pulsed and ultrafast laser systems. The three different designs produced different performance characteristics, but all designs demonstrated isolation >25dB and insertion losses of <1.2 dB.
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Glebov, Alexei L.
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Leisher, Paul O.
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Stevens, Gary
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Legg, Thomas H.
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Shardlow, Peter
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2015
Glebov, Alexei L.
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Leisher, Paul O.
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Stevens, Gary
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Legg, Thomas H.
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Shardlow, Peter
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Glebov, Alexei L., Leisher, Paul O., Stevens, Gary, Legg, Thomas H. and Shardlow, Peter
(2015)
Optical isolators for 2-micron fibre lasers.
In Components and Packaging for Laser Systems.
vol. 9346,
SPIE.
.
(doi:10.1117/12.2077505).
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Abstract
We report on the development and testing of optical isolators for use in 2-micron fiber laser systems. A variety of potential Faraday rotator materials were characterised to identify the most suitable materials for use in the 1700-2100nm wavelength range. Isolators based on the three best performing materials were then developed and packaged as fiber-in, fiber-out and fiber-in, beam-out devices. The isolators were then tested in CW, pulsed and ultrafast laser systems. The three different designs produced different performance characteristics, but all designs demonstrated isolation >25dB and insertion losses of <1.2 dB.
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Published date: 2015
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SPIE Conference on Components and Packaging for Laser Systems, San Francisco, United States, 2015-02-09 - 2015-02-12
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Optoelectronics Research Centre
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/385711
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Alexei L. Glebov
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Paul O. Leisher
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Gary Stevens
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Thomas H. Legg
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Peter Shardlow
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