Title :
Microchip laser master-oscillator Er/Yb-doped fiber-power-amplifier emitting 158 μJ pulses with a duration of 4.5 ns
Author :
Imkenberg, F. ; Barenz, J. ; Tholl, H.D. ; Malinowski, A. ; Furusawa, K. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
BGT, Bodenseewerk Geratetechnik GmBH, Uberlingen, Germany
Abstract :
In this paper, we report on microchip laser master-oscillator Er/Yb-doped fiber-power-amplifier emitting 158 μJ pulses with a duration of 4.5 ns. With this fiber amplifier we achieve an average signal power of 127 mW with a pulse repetition rate of 800 Hz and a peak power of 35 KW.
Keywords :
erbium; microchip lasers; optical fibre amplifiers; oscillators; power amplifiers; ytterbium; 127 mW; 158 muJ; 35 kW; 4.5 ns; Er-Yb-doped fiber-power-amplifier; microchip laser master-oscillator; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Microchip lasers; Optical coupling; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1313690
