Title :
500 W continuous-wave fibre laser with excellent beam quality
Author :
Limpert, I. ; Liem, A. ; Zellmer, H. ; Tunnermann, Andreas
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Friedrich Schiller Univ., Jena, Germany
fDate :
4/17/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Power scaling of continuous-wave fibre lasers with up to 0.5 kW output powers from a single fibre with nearly diffraction-limited beam quality without the limitation of nonlinear effects is reported.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser stability; 500 W; CW fibre laser; continuous-wave fibre laser; high power laser; large-mode-area fibres; low-numerical aperture fibres; nearly diffraction-limited beam quality; power scaling; single fibre configuration;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20030447
