A new type of high-power broadband superfluorescent source of Yb3+-doped double-cladding photonic crystal fiber is reported experimentally, which is pumped at 976 nm by a high-power laser diode with the end-coupling m...A new type of high-power broadband superfluorescent source of Yb3+-doped double-cladding photonic crystal fiber is reported experimentally, which is pumped at 976 nm by a high-power laser diode with the end-coupling method. We have obtained a smooth broadband output of superfluorescence. The maximum output power is 1.649 W with a slope efficiency of 56.7%. The 3 dB bandwidth is 22.4 nm.To the best of our knowledge,this is the first report about SFS with such high output power of 1.649 W.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foun-dation under Grant No.60377010 the"973"Project under GrantNo.2003CB314906 the Research Fund for Doctoral Pro-gramme for Higher Education under Grant No.2003005016 .
文摘A new type of high-power broadband superfluorescent source of Yb3+-doped double-cladding photonic crystal fiber is reported experimentally, which is pumped at 976 nm by a high-power laser diode with the end-coupling method. We have obtained a smooth broadband output of superfluorescence. The maximum output power is 1.649 W with a slope efficiency of 56.7%. The 3 dB bandwidth is 22.4 nm.To the best of our knowledge,this is the first report about SFS with such high output power of 1.649 W.