Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 30, Issue 3, 692(2010)
Study on Characteristics of High-Power Single-Frequncy Polarization Maintaining Fiber Amplifier
We report on a single-frequency polarization maintaining (PM) ytterbium-doped fiber (YDF) amplifier by using a single-frequency Nd:罽VO4 oscillator seed source and a large-mode-area panda polarization maintaining fiber. The system generates single-frequency radiation up to 17.3 W at 1064 nm wavelength with 62.8% slope efficiency,57.6% optical-optical power conversion efficiency and the polarization extinction ratio is better than 24.3 dB. The spectral characteristic,output power characteristic and polarization characteristic of the single-frequency PM YDF amplifier are discussed in detail.
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Liu Chi, Qi Yunfeng, Zhou Jun, Du Songtao, He Bing, Dong Jingxing, Wei Yunrong, Lou Qihong, Wang Zhijiang. Study on Characteristics of High-Power Single-Frequncy Polarization Maintaining Fiber Amplifier[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2010, 30(3): 692
Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications
Received: Mar. 31, 2009
Accepted: --
Published Online: Mar. 11, 2010
The Author Email: Chi Liu (xu.chil@163.com)