Title :
High power fibre lasers: Exploitation of unique properties
Author :
Nilsson, J. ; Jeong ; Codemard, C.A. ; Farrell, C. ; Ji, L. Vasquez J ; Abidin, M. S Z ; van der Westhuizen, G. ; Yoo, S. ; Sahu, J.K.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
High power fibre sources have reached several kilowatts of output power. Besides power, control, efficiency, manufacturability, and reliability are important attractions. We will discuss these unique properties and their exploitation.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser beams; laser reliability; light sources; fibre sources; high-power fibre lasers; laser control; laser efficiency; laser manufacturability; laser power; laser reliability; Communication system control; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Manufacturing; Optical control; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Oscillators; Power generation; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5192017
