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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Q -switched and modelocked all-fiber lasers based on advanced acousto-optic devices
Jose Luis CruzAntonio DiezMiguel V. AndresChristian Cuadrado-labordeChristian Cuadrado-labordeChristian Cuadrado-labordesubject
Materials sciencebusiness.industryThermal management of electronic devices and systemsCondensed Matter PhysicsLaserQ-switchingAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsElectronic Optical and Magnetic Materialslaw.inventionAll fiberlawRobustness (computer science)Fiber laserOptoelectronicsA fibersbusinessElectrical efficiencydescription
The interest in all-fiber lasers is stimulated by the inherent advantages they have over bulk lasers in aspects such as heat dissipation and robustness. The performance of Q-switched and modelocked fiber lasers can benefit enormously from the development of all-fiber configurations. A fiber laser with strictly all-fiber components can fulfil the requirements of mechanical stability, low maintenance, enhanced power efficiency, simplified assembly process, and low cost. In this framework, recent developments infiber acousto-optic devices are reviewed that have demonstrated new possibilities for actively Q-switched distributed feedback fiber lasers, modelocking lasers and doubly active Q-switched modelocked lasers. The aim is to demonstrate the great potential of infiber devices for the active control of different types of fiber lasers.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-24 | Laser & Photonics Reviews |