Abstract
A tunable cladding-pumped ytterbium-doped fibre laser is presented. An air-clad inner cladding supported by a micro-structured silica mesh inside a silica jacket is used. A measured inner-cladding NA of 0.4 to 0.5 enables efficient pump launch into a 36 μm-diameter inner cladding. The small inner cladding area enables tuning from 1010 to 1120 nm.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1116-1117 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Electronics Letters |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2001 Aug 30 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering