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Continuous-wave oscillation of a monomode ytterbium doped fibre laser

Continuous-wave oscillation of a monomode ytterbium doped fibre laser
Continuous-wave oscillation of a monomode ytterbium doped fibre laser
The last few years have seen intense interest and activity in the field of rare earth doped monomode fibre lasers and amplifiers [1,2],since these components could be used in fields as diverse as medicine and communications. Furthermore their small active volume offers a number of important advantages over conventional bulk glass lasers. We have chosen to investigate ytterbium doped fibre as it provides a very "clean" system (ie free from excited state absorption. Apart from the energy levels around 11,000cm-1 there are no other levels until the ultra-violet). The ytterbium fibre laser should therefore offer a good system on which to test some of the basic physics of fibre lasers. In addition it offers 3-level, 4-level and quasi 3-level laser transitions. Published work on ytterbium doped glass lasers in bulk form has been sparse with the main publication being that of Snitzer [3]. In this paper we describe the characteristics of an ytterbium-doped, silica based, monomode fibre laser operating at discrete wavelengths in the range 1035nm to 1076nm.
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Townsend, J.E.
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Perry, I.R.
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Hanna, D.C., Percival, R.M., Perry, I.R., Tropper, A.C. and Townsend, J.E. (1988) Continuous-wave oscillation of a monomode ytterbium doped fibre laser. IEE Colloquium on All-Fibre Devices, London, London, United Kingdom. 03 Jun 1988.

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The last few years have seen intense interest and activity in the field of rare earth doped monomode fibre lasers and amplifiers [1,2],since these components could be used in fields as diverse as medicine and communications. Furthermore their small active volume offers a number of important advantages over conventional bulk glass lasers. We have chosen to investigate ytterbium doped fibre as it provides a very "clean" system (ie free from excited state absorption. Apart from the energy levels around 11,000cm-1 there are no other levels until the ultra-violet). The ytterbium fibre laser should therefore offer a good system on which to test some of the basic physics of fibre lasers. In addition it offers 3-level, 4-level and quasi 3-level laser transitions. Published work on ytterbium doped glass lasers in bulk form has been sparse with the main publication being that of Snitzer [3]. In this paper we describe the characteristics of an ytterbium-doped, silica based, monomode fibre laser operating at discrete wavelengths in the range 1035nm to 1076nm.

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Published date: 1988
Venue - Dates: IEE Colloquium on All-Fibre Devices, London, London, United Kingdom, 1988-06-03 - 1988-06-03

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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/77583
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Author: D.C. Hanna
Author: R.M. Percival
Author: I.R. Perry
Author: A.C. Tropper
Author: J.E. Townsend

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