Title :
Multi-mJ Energy, Multi-MW Peak-Power Photonic Crystal Fiber Amplifiers with Near-Diffraction-Limited Output
Author :
Teodoro, Fabio Di ; Brooks, Christopher D.
Author_Institution :
Aculight Corp., Bothell, WA
Abstract :
We report on large-core (up to 100 mum diameter) Yb-doped photonic crystal fiber amplifiers delivering ~1 ns pulses of pulse energy/peak power up to 4.2 mJ/ 4.5 MW, in output beams of high spatial quality (M2 < 1.3).
Keywords :
laser beams; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pulse generation; photonic crystals; ytterbium; JkJk:Yb; near-diffraction-limited output; photonic crystal fiber amplifiers; pulse energy; spatial beam quality; Fiber nonlinear optics; High power amplifiers; Laser beams; Optical distortion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Optical wavelength conversion; Photonic crystal fibers; Pulse amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452390
