title: Picosecond pulse amplification in a core-pumped large-mode-area erbium fiber.
abstract: Amplification in a single-clad, large-mode-area erbium fiber as an alternative to double-clad Er-Yb amplifiers is presented. Both signal and pump are coupled through a mode-matched splice into the fundamental mode, which ensures preferential gain in the fundamental mode while minimizing the amplified spontaneous emission (ASE). The 875 microm(2) effective area of the Er fiber enables amplification of 6 ps pulses at 1.55 microm wavelength by approximately 33 dB in a single stage to >25 kW peak power with low nonlinear pulse distortion and a diffraction-limited output beam with M(2)<1.1.
authors: OFS Laboratories, 19 Schoolhouse Road, Somerset, NJ 08873, USA. jasapara@ofsoptics.com
authors: J C
authors: JC
authors: Jasapara
authors: M J
authors: MJ
authors: Andrejco
authors: A D
authors: AD
authors: Yablon
authors: J W
authors: JW
authors: Nicholson
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Headley
authors: D
authors: D
authors: DiGiovanni