Optically coupled rod-type fiber system: oscillator versus oscillator-amplifier behaviour

Ramatou Bello-Doua (1) , François Salin (1) , Eric Freysz (2)

1 EOLITE
2 CPMOH - Centre de physique moléculaire optique et hertzienne

A Q-switched laser system which couples two ytterbium doped fibers is presented. Depending on the pump intensity this system yields either short or long nanosecond pulses. The gain competition accounts for the observed phenomena.

Ramatou Bello-Doua, François Salin, Eric Freysz. Optically coupled rod-type fiber system: oscillator versus oscillator-amplifier behaviour. Laser Science to Photonic Applications: CFM - Advanced Fiber Laser Systems II, May 2009, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. pp.CFM5 (1-2). ⟨hal-00505901⟩