• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 35, Issue s2, 155 (2008)
Huang Bangcai*, Zhang Peng, Duan Yunfeng, and Ning Ding
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    Huang Bangcai, Zhang Peng, Duan Yunfeng, Ning Ding. A Side-Pump Fiber Coupler for High-Power Fiber Amplifiers[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2008, 35(s2): 155 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    A kind of side-pump fiber coupler for high-power fiber amplifiers is reported. Using the fused taper technics and a basic 2x1 coupling method, the side-pump fiber coupler of high coupling efficiency and high isolation was realized. Through the investigation of different fibers of the side-pump fiber couplers, the double-clad fiber with outside diameter 125 μm and numerical aperture(NA)0.46 was the best selection for the signal transmission and pump launched fiber. The side-pump fiber coupler integrating a 74% pump coupling efficiency, 95% signal transmission, with exceeding 50dB isolation between the signal input end and pump-light input end and 20 dB isolation between the pump-light input end and the signal output end was obtained. Using the side-pump fiber coupler, the narrow line-width all-fiber amplifier with an output power exceeding 1W was demonstrated.
    Huang Bangcai, Zhang Peng, Duan Yunfeng, Ning Ding. A Side-Pump Fiber Coupler for High-Power Fiber Amplifiers[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2008, 35(s2): 155
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