Title :
Diode-pumped, high-energy, single transverse mode Q-switch fibre laser
Author :
Richardson, D.J. ; Britton, P. ; Taverner, D.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ.
fDate :
11/6/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors report the generation of 180 μJ, 3.6 kW peak power pulses from a simple, diode-pumped large mode erbium doped fibre Q-switch laser system. This is believed to be the highest energy ever obtained from a single transverse mode fibre laser system
Keywords :
Q-switching; erbium; fibre lasers; laser modes; optical pumping; 180 muJ; 3.6 kW; Er doped fibre laser; Q-switched laser; diode-pumped fibre laser; high-energy laser; large mode area; single transverse mode;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19971325
