Laser-Like Performance of Side-Pumped Dye-Doped Polymer Optical Fibers

Mirrorless graded-index polymer optical fibers doped with the organic dye rhodamine 6G result in very compact broadband fiber lasers in the visible region when pumped from the side. The emission spectrum, threshold, and efficiency obtained on both fiber ends depend on the lengths of the directly ill...

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Published in:IEEE photonics journal 2015-04, Vol.7 (2), p.1-11
Main Authors: Arrue, J., Illarramendi, M. A., Ayesta, I., Jimenez, F., Zubia, J., Tagaya, A., Koike, Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorption
Amplified spontaneous emission
doped polymer optical fibers
Fiber lasers
Optical fiber amplifiers
Optical fiber communication
Optical fiber sensors
organic dyes
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Summary:Mirrorless graded-index polymer optical fibers doped with the organic dye rhodamine 6G result in very compact broadband fiber lasers in the visible region when pumped from the side. The emission spectrum, threshold, and efficiency obtained on both fiber ends depend on the lengths of the directly illuminated region and of the non-excited ones. The paper analyzes such parameters both experimentally and theoretically for the first time.
ISSN:1943-0655
1943-0647
DOI:10.1109/JPHOT.2015.2406073