Title :
The Diversity of Fibre Laser Technology
Author :
Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
Abstract :
Fibre lasers are now competitive in pure average output power performance terms relative to the more conventional bulk and disk high power laser systems with potential for yet higher powers. However, there is far more to this technology than raw power as shown by its performance. The versatility and flexibility of the fibre approach is truly unique and as a consequence fibre lasers have a very bright future indeed. The paper gives an overview on the developments in fiber laser technology.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; fiber laser technology development; fiber laser versatility; fibre laser technology diversity; high power laser systems; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Power generation; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386512
