Title :
160 µ J, near diffraction limited, pulsed eye-safe fiber laser pumped by a fused fiber bundle
Author :
Liu, A. ; Savage-Leuchs, M. ; Henrie, J. ; Eisenberg, E. ; Bowers, M.
Author_Institution :
Aculight Corporation, 11805 North Creek PKWY S. Suite 113, Bothell, WA 98011; Anping.liu@aculight.com
Abstract :
We have demonstrated the highest pulse energy at 1.5 µm from an all-fiber-based system with a pulse duration of 6 ns at 6 kHz rep-rate. The beam quality is 1.2 times diffraction limited.
Keywords :
Fused fiber bundle; MOPA; pulsed fiber laser; Diffraction; Doped fiber amplifiers; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser noise; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Fused fiber bundle; MOPA; pulsed fiber laser;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9242-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569460