Speaker
Martin P Buckthorpe
(Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom)
Description
A simple method is presented for determining the quantum efficiency and back-ground core propagation loss in Thulium (Tm)-doped fibre lasers. Since the overall laser efficiency is typically limited by one of these two parameters, quantitatively determining their individual contributions is vital to informing the development of future Tm-doped fibres.
Primary authors
Martin P Buckthorpe
(Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom)
William A Clarkson
(Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom)