Title :
Actively-Q-switched Yb-doped photonics crystal fiber laser for 10 ns pulse in millijoule level
Author :
Chang, C.-L. ; Wang, T.-D. ; Chen, C.-C.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Optoelectron., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
A Q-switched ytterbium-doped photonic crystal fiber laser generates a 1030-nm pulse with energy of ~1.2 mJ at 10 ns in near diffraction-limited beam quality. The system performance is characterized for the design of further power scaling.
Keywords :
Q-switching; fibre lasers; holey fibres; laser beams; photonic crystals; ytterbium; Q-switched photonic crystal fiber laser; actively Q-switched photonics crystal fiber laser; energy 1.2 mJ; near diffraction limited beam quality; power scaling; time 10 ns; wavelength 1030 nm; Cavity resonators; Fiber lasers; Modulation; Optical fiber devices; Optimized production technology; Photonic crystal fibers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193782
