Continuous-wave oscillation of a monomode ytterbium-doped fibre laser
Continuous-wave oscillation of a monomode ytterbium-doped fibre laser
- Author(s): D.C. Hanna ; R.M. Percival ; I.R. Perry ; R.G. Smart ; P.J. Suni ; J.E. Townsend ; A.C. Tropper
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19880755
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- Author(s): D.C. Hanna 1 ; R.M. Percival 1 ; I.R. Perry 1 ; R.G. Smart 1 ; P.J. Suni 1 ; J.E. Townsend 2 ; A.C. Tropper 1
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Affiliations:
1: Department of Physics, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
2: Department of Electronics & Information Engineering, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Affiliations:
1: Department of Physics, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Volume 24, Issue 17,
18 August 1988,
p.
1111 – 1113
DOI: 10.1049/el:19880755 , Print ISSN 0013-5194, Online ISSN 1350-911X
Laser emission has been observed in a monomode fibre doped with ytterbium. A wide tuning range has been observed, 1.015μm to 1.140μm, when pumped by a dye laser at 840 nm. Diode pumped operation has also been achieved in a cooled fibre.
Inspec keywords: optical pumping; laser tuning; solid lasers; fibre optics; laser transitions; ytterbium
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Subjects: Laser beam modulation, pulsing and switching; mode locking and tuning; Solid lasers; Lasing action in other solids; Fibre optics; Other fibre optical devices and techniques
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