I. A. Bufetov, M. M. Bubnov, M. A. Mel'kumov, V. V. Dudin, A. V. Shubin, S. L. Semenov, K. S. Kravtsov, A. N. Gur'yanov, M. V. Yashkov, E. M. Dianov, “Yb-, Er–Yb-, and Nd-doped fibre lasers based on multi-element first cladding fibres”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 2005, Volume 35, Number 4,Pages <nobr>328

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Lasers

Yb-, Er–Yb-, and Nd-doped fibre lasers based on multi-element first cladding fibres

I. A. Bufetov^a, M. M. Bubnov^a, M. A. Mel'kumov^a, V. V. Dudin^a, A. V. Shubin^a, S. L. Semenov^a, K. S. Kravtsov^a, A. N. Gur'yanov^b, M. V. Yashkov^b, E. M. Dianov^a

^a Fiber Optics Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
^b Institute of Chemistry of High-Purity Substances RAS, Nizhnii Novgorod

Abstract: Single-mode cw Yb-, Er–Yb, and Nd-doped fibre lasers are fabricated by using fibres of a complicated structure (a few silica fibres in optical contact with each other are surrounded by a polymer jacket). Such a structure allows the coupling of radiation from several pump sources into one active fibre, providing an increase in the output power of the fibre laser. The Yb-doped fibre lasers with the output power above 50 W and efficiency ~65% and the 1.608-μm Er–Yb-doped fibre laser pumped to the absorption band of Yb are fabricated and studied. The Nd-doped fibre lasers based on such fibres and emitting at 0.92 and 1.06 μm are manufactured for the first time.

PACS: 42.55.Wd, 42.55.Rz, 42.60.By

Received: 05.11.2004