Over 10 W output linearly-polarized single-stage fiber laser oscillating above 1160 nm using Yb-doped polarization-maintaining solid photonic bandgap fiber

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1136-1141

  Kashiwagi, Masahiro ^a   Takenaga, Katsuhiro ^a   Ichii, Kentaro ^a   Kitabayashi, Tomoharu ^a   Tanigawa, Shoji ^a   Shima, Kensuke ^a   Matsuo, Shoichiro ^a   Fujimaki, Munehisa ^a   Himeno, Kuniharu ^a  

^a FUJIKURA LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fiber laser; frequency doubling; photonic bandgap fiber; Yb doped fiber

Indexed keywords

ALL FIBER; DIFFRACTION-LIMITED BEAMS; FABRICATION METHOD; FIBER ATTENUATION; FILTERING EFFECTS; FREQUENCY-DOUBLING; HIGH-POWER; LASER OUTPUT POWER; LASER SOURCES; LOW LOSS; OUTPUT POWER; PARASITIC LASING; POLARIZATION EXTINCTION RATIO; POLARIZATION MAINTAINING; SINGLE STAGE; SLOPE EFFICIENCIES; SPECTRAL WIDTHS; WAVELENGTH RANGES; YB-DOPED FIBERS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY GAP; FABRICATION; FIBER LASERS; FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS; FIBERS; FREQUENCY DOUBLERS; LIGHT SOURCES; POLARIZATION; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; YTTERBIUM;

PHOTONIC BANDGAP FIBERS;

EID: 79960664841     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2011.2159960     Document Type: Article

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