• DocumentCode
    1966215
  • Title

    High power photonic crystal fiber laser systems

  • Author

    Schreiber, T. ; Limpert, J. ; Liem, A. ; Röser, F. ; Nolte, S. ; Zellmer, H. ; Tunnermann, Andreas

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Appl. Phys., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ., Jena, Germany
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    4-8 July 2004
  • Firstpage
    131
  • Abstract
    We review the advantages of rare-earth-doped air-clad photonic crystal fibers for power scaling of fiber laser systems with excellent beam quality. Most recently, the output power of single-mode fiber lasers has been significantly increased (>500 W). Further power scaling is usually limited by damage to fiber end faces, thermo-optical problems or nonlinear effects. Microstructuring the fiber adds several desirable features to the fiber to overcome these restrictions.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; laser modes; photonic crystals; air-clad fibers; beam quality; high power photonic crystal fiber laser systems; microstructuring; nonlinear effects; power scaling; rare-earth-doped fibers; thermo-optical problems; Diffraction; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser noise; Laser theory; Photonic crystal fibers; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Transparent Optical Networks, 2004. Proceedings of 2004 6th International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8343-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICTON.2004.1360260
  • Filename
    1360260