• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 8, Issue 2, 184 (2010)
Xia Liu1、2, Songtao Du1, Jun Zhou1, Jingxing Dong1, Yunrong Wei1, Zhijun Yuan1、2, Wei Wang1、2, Zhouping Su3, and Qihong Lou1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Shanghai Key Laboratory of All Solid-State Laser and Applied Techniques, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL20100802.0184 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Xia Liu, Songtao Du, Jun Zhou, Jingxing Dong, Yunrong Wei, Zhijun Yuan, Wei Wang, Zhouping Su, Qihong Lou. Linearly polarized operation of Yb-doped fiber laser by Brewster's angle-polished fiber end[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2010, 8(2): 184 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    A new method to obtain linear polarization operation by Brewster's angle-polished fiber end is demonstrated. By using the special polarization operation technique together with introducing a narrow-linewidth fiber grating into the laser cavity, a cladding-pumped linear polarization and single-transverse-mode (M<sup>2</sup><1.1) Yb-doped fiber laser with narrow linewidth whose full-width at half-maximm (FWHM) is less than 0.2 nm, is obtained in a simple configuration. The output power is up to 10 W which is continuouswave output at 1085 nm, and the slope e±ciency is 63% with respect to the coupled pump power and 75% with respect to the absorbed pump power, respectively. The measured 21-dB polarization extinction ratio does not degrade with the output power. The simplicity of such an approach is highly beneficial for a number of applications, including the use of a fiber laser for the nonlinear wavelength conversion (especially for the intracavity frequency doubling) and for the coherent and spectral beam combination.
    Xia Liu, Songtao Du, Jun Zhou, Jingxing Dong, Yunrong Wei, Zhijun Yuan, Wei Wang, Zhouping Su, Qihong Lou. Linearly polarized operation of Yb-doped fiber laser by Brewster's angle-polished fiber end[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2010, 8(2): 184
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