Title :
A 103W high efficiency in-band cladding-pumped 1593 nm all-fiber Erbium-doped fiber laser
Author :
Jebali, M.A. ; Maran, J.-N. ; LaRochelle, S. ; Chatigny, S. ; Lapointe, M.A. ; Gagnon, E.
Author_Institution :
CorActive High-Tech, Quebec City, QC, Canada
Abstract :
A high power, high efficiency, Erbium doped fiber laser with in-band cladding pumping is demonstrated. Pump-limited, 103W output power is reported with a record efficiency of 75% with respect to the launched pump power.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; optical fibre cladding; optical pumping; fiber laser; in-band cladding pumping; launched pump power; power 103 W; wavelength 1593 nm; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
