Title :
High power, strictly single transverse mode ytterbium-doped large mode area fiber amplifier
Author :
Jian-jun, Wang ; Dang-Peng, Xu ; Hong-Huan, Lin ; Rui, Zhang ; Ying, Deng ; Ming-Zhong, Li
Author_Institution :
Res. Center of Laser Fusion, CAEP, Mianyang, China
Abstract :
The paper reports a high power, strictly single transverse mode ytterbium-doped large mode area fiber amplifier with backward pump scheme that produces near diffraction-limited, 2-ns shaped pulses with energies of 38muJ and peak powers in excess of 39kW at a repetition rate of 1Hz.
Keywords :
laser modes; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; backward pump; energy 38 muJ; frequency 1 Hz; large mode area fiber amplifier; repetition rate; single transverse mode; ytterbium-doped fiber amplifier; Band pass filters; Fiber lasers; High power amplifiers; Laser modes; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber filters; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference, 2009. OECC 2009. 14th
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4102-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4103-7
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2009.5213123
