Title :
Pump arrangement for kilowatt fiber lasers
Author :
Wang, Yong ; Xu, Chang-Qing ; Po, Hong
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Phys., McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Thermal effects and influences on kilowatt double-clad fiber lasers with bidirectional end pump and distributed pump are compared through numerical modeling. With an optimized pump arrangement, the thermal effects can be effectively suppressed.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical fibre cladding; optical pumping; thermo-optical effects; kilowatt double-clad fiber lasers; kilowatt fiber lasers; pump arrangement; thermal effects; Equations; Fiber lasers; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Temperature distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251605
