Title :
Collinear coherent beam combining of two ytterbium doped single frequency fiber amplifiers
Author :
Tünnermann, Henrik ; Pöld, Jan Hendrik ; Neumann, Jörg ; Kracht, Dietmar ; Willke, Benno ; Wessels, Peter
Author_Institution :
Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hannover, Germany
Abstract :
We collinearly combined two ytterbium doped fiber amplifiers with an output power of 11.4 W to 21.8 W. The system will be used to evaluate coherent beam combining in laser systems for gravitational wave detectors.
Keywords :
gravitational wave detectors; optical fibre amplifiers; ytterbium; collinear coherent beam combination; gravitational wave detectors; power 11.4 W to 21.8 W; ytterbium doped single frequency fiber amplifiers; Laser beams; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
