Abstract
We experimentally demonstrate the use of a side-polished birefringent fiber with index matching gel spread on the flat side as a passive Q-switch for the implementation of an all-fiberized, erbium-doped fiber (EDF)-based Q-switched laser. It is shown that Q-switched pulses with a ~2.5-μs temporal width are readily achievable from an EDF ring cavity using the side-polished birefringent fiber-based Q-switch. The tuning capability of the pulse width and the repetition rate by changing the pump power is also investigated.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 61-65 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics |
Volume | 112 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2013 |