Chichkov, Nikolai B., Ray, Paulami, Cozic, Solenn, Yadav, Amit, Joulain, Franck, Smirnov, Semyon V., Hinze, Ulf, Poulain, Samuel and Rafailov, Edik U. (2023). Amplification of nanosecond pulses in a single-mode erbium-doped fluoride fibre amplifier. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 35 (1), pp. 3-6.
Abstract
We investigate the amplification of nanosecond pulses in a single-mode Er-fluoride fibre amplifier. A PPLN-based optical parametric oscillator (OPO) with a Q-switched Nd:YAG pump laser was used to generate seed pulses at a wavelength of 2790 nm. The OPO system produced seed pulses with sub-10 ns pulse durations and pulse energies of 0.5 μJ at a repetition rate of 10 kHz. These seed pulses were amplified in a single-mode Erbium-fluoride fibre amplifier, consisting of 2.2 m of double-clad fibre with a doping concentration of 7 mol%. Using this setup, we demonstrate gain values of up to 20 dB, output pulse energies of 52.7 μJ, and peak powers of more than 8 kW.
| Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2022.3182149 |
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| Divisions: | College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Institute of Photonics Technology (AIPT) |
| Additional Information: | UKRI Rights Retention Statement: For the purpose of open access, the author has applied a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising Funding: This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 843801. This project has received funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Grant No. EP/R024898/1. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Erbium-doped fiber lasers,Erbium-doped fibre,Fibre laser,Fluoride fibre,Mid-infrared,Nanosecond pulse,Optical fiber amplifiers,Optical fibers,Power amplifiers,Power generation,Power lasers,Pump lasers,ZBLAN fibre,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics,Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
| Publication ISSN: | 1941-0174 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2024 07:22 |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Jun 2022 12:28 |
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| Published Date: | 2023-01-01 |
| Published Online Date: | 2022-06-10 |
| Accepted Date: | 2022-06-01 |
| Authors: |
Chichkov, Nikolai B.
Ray, Paulami Cozic, Solenn Yadav, Amit ( 
0000-0001-7865-6905)
Joulain, Franck Smirnov, Semyon V. Hinze, Ulf Poulain, Samuel Rafailov, Edik U. (
0000-0002-4152-0120)
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