Title :
Strictly-all-fiber 1070nm high power source in a distributed side-coupled pump configuration
Author :
Glick, Yaakov ; Sintov, Yoav ; Koplowitch, Tomer ; Nafcha, Yehuda
Author_Institution :
Soreq NRC, Yavne
Abstract :
A high power source of 285W is presented with >50% optical efficiency, in an all-fiber configuration. Six 90 W diode pumps are side-coupled via pump couplers along the Ytterbium doped fiber, in an even distribution.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre couplers; optical pumping; JkJk:Yb; diode pumps; distributed side-coupled pump configuration; power 285 W; power 90 W; pump couplers; strictly-all-fiber high power source; wavelength 1070 nm; ytterbium doped fiber; Diodes; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical fiber couplers; Optical pumping; Power generation; Pump lasers; Robustness; Stimulated emission; Ytterbium;
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.2007.4452391
