Title :
Multi-mJ, multi-watt Q-switched fiber laser
Author :
Offerhaus, H.L. ; Alvarez-Chavez, J.A. ; Nilsson, J. ; Turner, P.W. ; Clarkson, W.A. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
Using a large mode area, ytterbium-doped cladding-pumped fiber and a novel cavity configuration we obtain 2.3 mJ Q-switched pulses, a record pulse energy for a fiber laser. Average powers in excess of 5 W were achieved.
Keywords :
Q-switching; fibre lasers; ytterbium; 2.3 mJ; 5 W; Q-switched pulses; cavity configuration; large mode area Yb-doped cladding-pumped fiber; multi-mJ multi-watt Q-switched fiber laser; Band pass filters; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power generation; Pulse amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-595-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.834611
