Ytterbium-doped large-mode-area photonic crystal fiber amplifier with gain shaping for use at long wavelengths

Sidsel Rübner Petersen, Thomas T. Alkeskjold, Federica Poli, Enrico Coscelli, Mette Marie Jørgensen, Marko Laurila, Jesper Lægsgaard, Jes Broeng

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    Abstract

    A large-mode-area Ytterbium-doped photonic crystal fiber amplifier with efficient suppression of amplified spontaneous emission is presented. The fiber cladding consists of a hexagonal lattice of air holes, where three rows are replaced with circular high-index inclusions. Seven missing air holes define the large-mode-area core. Light confinement is achieved by combined index and bandgap guiding, which allows for single-mode operation and distributed spectral filtering of amplified spontaneous. The fiber properties give control of the gain shape and are ideal for amplification in the long wavelength regime of the Ytterbium gain spectrum above 1100 nm.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
    Volume8237
    Pages (from-to)82373O
    ISSN0277-786X
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012
    EventSPIE Photonics West LASE 2012 - San Francisco, United States
    Duration: 21 Jan 201226 Jan 2012

    Conference

    ConferenceSPIE Photonics West LASE 2012
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CitySan Francisco
    Period21/01/201226/01/2012

    Keywords

    • Ytterbium-doped photonic crystal fiber amplifier
    • Spectral filtering
    • Gain shaping

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