Title :
High power fiber sources: more than kilowatts
Author_Institution :
Southampton Univ., Southampton
Abstract :
Fiber lasers and amplifiers have reached several kilowatts of output power, and offer many attractions beyond raw power. This tutorial discusses basic scientific and practical issues of fiber sources, and advantages and limitations that derive from them.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; light sources; optical fibre amplifiers; fiber amplifiers; fiber lasers; high power fiber sources; Absorption; Brightness; Diodes; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and Optoelectronics Conference, 2007 Asia
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9789217-2-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9789217-2-9
DOI :
10.1109/AOE.2007.4410809
