The viability of using mode coupling notch filters to suppress the amplified spontaneous emission around 1050 nm in Nd3+ doped ZBLAN fibres was demonstrated. A gain value of 9.2 dB was observed at 1328 nm using one pump at 795 nm and one mode coupling filter.
Inspec keywords: zirconium compounds; aluminium compounds; notch filters; barium compounds; neodymium; optical filters; sodium compounds; lanthanum compounds; fibre lasers
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Subjects: Fibre lasers and amplifiers; Fibre optics; Laser beam characteristics and interactions; Spectral and other filters; Solid lasers; Laser beam interactions and properties
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