Title :
Preparation, joining and packaging concepts for high power fiber lasers
Author :
Eschrich, T. ; Wirth, Chr ; Bohme, S. ; Schreiber, T. ; Eberhardt, R. ; Tunnermann, A.
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer Inst. for Appl. Opt. & Precision Eng., Jena
Abstract :
We report on preparation, joining and packaging of photonic crystal fibers for high power applications. Fusion splices of air-clad fibers with losses down to 0.03 dB and a transmitted pump power of 3.2 kW are obtained.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; holey fibres; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical materials; optical pumping; packaging; photonic crystals; splicing; air-clad fiber losses; fusion splicing; high power fiber lasers preparation; joining concepts; packaging concepts; photonic crystal fibers; power 3.2 kW; transmitted pump power; Fiber lasers; High power fiber lasers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber testing; Optical pumping; Packaging; Photonic crystal fibers; Pump lasers; Splicing; Wavelength measurement; (000.2170) General: Equipment and techniques; (060.2360) Fiber optics links and subsystems;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
