Output power enhancement in optical fiber lasers

Details Output power enhancement in optical fiber lasers Output power enhancement in optical fiber lasers

1997-03-17

1999-04-06

Moskowitz, Nelson

Optical: systems and elements

Optical amplifier

Optical fiber

359337, 385126, 385127, G02B 626, H01S 330, H01C 306

Patent

active

058926151

ABSTRACT:
An optical fiber used as the active amplifying medium in a fiber laser is arranged to have a high insertion loss at an undesired frequency, while retaining a low insertion loss at a desired lasing frequency. In one embodiment, loss at a Raman-shifted frequency is introduced by using an optical fiber which has multiple claddings with an index profile that includes an elevated index region located away from the core, but within the evanescent coupling region of the core. A distributed loss, which can be enhanced by bending, is produced at the Raman frequency which effectively raises the threshold at which Raman scattering occurs in the fiber and therefore results in a frequency-selective fiber. In another embodiment, an absorbing layer is placed around the core region. The absorbing layer is chosen to have a sharp absorption edge so that it absorbs highly at the Raman-shifted wavelength, but minimally at the desired lasing wavelength. In still another embodiment, the optical fiber is constructed with a core with long period gratings formed therein. The gratings are fabricated with a periodicity selected to provide a relatively high insertion loss at the Raman frequency while simultaneously providing a relatively low insertion loss at the lasing frequency. In accordance with yet another embodiment, a bend loss technique is used to suppress amplified spontaneous emission at an unwanted wavelength due to a competing atomic energy level system in a fiber laser.

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