Yb^3+-doped double-clad phosphate fiber for 976 nm single-frequency laser amplifiers
Author(s) -
Jingwei Wu,
Xiushan Zhu,
Valery Temyanko,
Lloyd LaComb,
Leonid V. Kotov,
Kort Kiersma,
Jie Zong,
Michael Li,
Arturo Chavez-Pirson,
Robert A. Norwood,
N. Peyghambarian
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
optical materials express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 66
ISSN - 2159-3930
DOI - 10.1364/ome.7.001310
Subject(s) - materials science , fiber laser , ytterbium , laser , optics , laser power scaling , optoelectronics , amplifier , doping , phosphate glass , optical amplifier , optical fiber , fiber , wavelength , physics , cmos , composite material
Highly ytterbium (Yb3+)-doped double-clad phosphate fiber was fabricated for the investigation of power scaling of a 976 nm single-frequency laser. Over 3 W single-frequency laser output power was obtained with gain fibers shorter than 10 cm. Our experimental results show that Yb3+-doped phosphate fiber is a promising gain medium for 976 nm laser amplifiers. (C) 2017 Optical Society of Americ
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