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Stable ns pulses generation from cladding‐pumped Yb‐doped fiber laser
Author(s) -
Shuling Hu,
Guangrong Yang,
Yu Jing,
Chunqing Gao,
Guanghui Wei,
Fuyun Lu
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.21973
Subject(s) - materials science , optics , brillouin scattering , laser , fiber laser , cladding (metalworking) , optoelectronics , diode , laser diode , doping , microwave , physics , quantum mechanics , metallurgy
In this paper the generation of stable ns pulses by a laser diode pumped Yb‐doped double‐clad fiber laser is demonstrated. The fiber laser with two‐mirror cavity operates in a self‐Q‐switching regime, the Q‐switch mechanism of which is based on stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS). With different reflectivity of the second mirror, stable, pulse width ranging of 10 ns to less than 2 ns pulses are obtained. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 48: 2442–2444, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.21973