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Novel approach for single-ended operation of a cladding-pumped fibre laser

Novel approach for single-ended operation of a cladding-pumped fibre laser
Novel approach for single-ended operation of a cladding-pumped fibre laser
A novel, all-fibre geometry for achieving predominantly single-ended laser operation of a fibre laser without the use of high reflectivity dielectric coatings or in-fibre Bragg gratings is described. This approach has been applied to a simple cladding-pumped Yb-doped silica fibre laser pumped by a high-power diode source at ~976 nm. In preliminary experiments the fibre laser yielded 29 W of output at 1080 nm for 48 W of launched pump power. At pump powers over 25 W the slope efficiency with respect to absorbed pump power was 78%. The prospects for further improvement in performance and higher output power are considered.
0946-2171
75-78
Pearson, L.
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Chan, J.S.P.
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Wang, P.
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Sahu, Jayanta
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Clarkson, William
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Pearson, L.
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Chan, J.S.P.
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Wang, P.
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Sahu, Jayanta
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Clarkson, William
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Pearson, L., Chan, J.S.P., Wang, P., Sahu, Jayanta and Clarkson, William (2007) Novel approach for single-ended operation of a cladding-pumped fibre laser. Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, 87 (1), 75-78. (doi:10.1007/s00340-006-2575-5).

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Abstract

A novel, all-fibre geometry for achieving predominantly single-ended laser operation of a fibre laser without the use of high reflectivity dielectric coatings or in-fibre Bragg gratings is described. This approach has been applied to a simple cladding-pumped Yb-doped silica fibre laser pumped by a high-power diode source at ~976 nm. In preliminary experiments the fibre laser yielded 29 W of output at 1080 nm for 48 W of launched pump power. At pump powers over 25 W the slope efficiency with respect to absorbed pump power was 78%. The prospects for further improvement in performance and higher output power are considered.

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Published date: March 2007

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Local EPrints ID: 46866
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/46866
ISSN: 0946-2171
PURE UUID: a012b53e-8c01-4882-af15-ab8b88402cdc
ORCID for Jayanta Sahu: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3560-6152

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Date deposited: 23 Jul 2007
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:20

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Author: L. Pearson
Author: J.S.P. Chan
Author: P. Wang
Author: Jayanta Sahu ORCID iD

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