Title :
Energy Storage Saturation in Large Mode Area Fiber Lasers
Author :
Doua, R.B. ; Saby, J. ; Salin, F.
Author_Institution :
EOLITE, Pessac
Abstract :
We study the limitation in energy storage of LMA Yb-doped fibers and show the importance of the gain recovery time for high power nanosecond laser and amplifier design.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; fluorescence; high-speed optical techniques; optical pumping; energy storage saturation; fluorescence lifetime; gain recovery time; large mode area fiber lasers; pump power absorption; Absorption; Energy storage; Fiber lasers; Fluorescence; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical fiber couplers; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
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.2007.4453076
