Broadband generation by multiple four-wave mixing process due to ASE Q-switching in high-power double-clad ytterbium-doped fiber amplifier

Sourav D. Chowdhury; Nishant Shekhar; Maitreyee Saha; Ranjan Sen; Mrinmay Pal

doi:10.1117/12.2071831

18 November 2014 Broadband generation by multiple four-wave mixing process due to ASE Q-switching in high-power double-clad ytterbium-doped fiber amplifier

Sourav D. Chowdhury, Nishant Shekhar, Maitreyee Saha, Ranjan Sen, Mrinmay Pal

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Proceedings Volume 9266, High-Power Lasers and Applications VII; 926610 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2071831
Event: SPIE/COS Photonics Asia, 2014, Beijing, China

Abstract

Broadband output from 1060nm to 1700nm and cascaded four-wave mixing generated red light pulsing is observed in a fiber amplifier set up consisting of a 5.5m double clad, double D shaped Ytterbium doped fiber, a single clad passive fiber for excess pump absorption and a splitter, both with and without a CW seed. Self-pulsing occurs from ASE due to passive Q-switching by saturable absorption effect of the active fiber and also depends on splice loss. The pulses generate broadband output by multiple four-wave mixing process with maximum broadening efficiency near 1300nm which is the zero dispersion wavelength for silica fiber. Pulses traveling both in forward and backward direction have enough peak power and energy to damage splice points and fiber components. When seeded the self-pulsing and broadband generation is often suppressed but again generate at increased pump powers.

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Sourav D. Chowdhury, Nishant Shekhar, Maitreyee Saha, Ranjan Sen, and Mrinmay Pal "Broadband generation by multiple four-wave mixing process due to ASE Q-switching in high-power double-clad ytterbium-doped fiber amplifier", Proc. SPIE 9266, High-Power Lasers and Applications VII, 926610 (18 November 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2071831

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