Title :
High average power generation of single-transverse mode MW-peak power pulses using 80-μm core Yb-doped LMA fibers
Author :
Cheng, Ming-Yuan ; Hou, Kai-Chung ; Galvanauskas, Almantas ; Engin, Doruk ; Changkakoti, Rupak ; Mamidipudi, Pri
Author_Institution :
EECS Dept., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Abstract :
Diffraction-limited nanosecond pulse generation with MW-peak powers and multi-mJ-energies has been explored using 80-mum core Yb-doped fibers, demonstrating 1-MW peak power pulses with 85-W of average power at 100-kHz and 1.56-MW peak at 50-Hz.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical pulse generation; ytterbium; LMA fibers; MW peak power pulses; high average power generation; single transverse mode; wavelength 80 mum; Diffraction; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Pulse shaping methods; (140.3070)Infrared and far-infrared lasers; (140.3510) Fiber lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627926
