• DocumentCode
    3433453
  • Title

    Power scaling of a 60% efficient, 793 nm pumped, 2 μm large mode area fibre laser

  • Author

    Lancaster, David G. ; Hernmings, A. ; Bennetts, Shayne ; Jackson, Stuart D.

  • Author_Institution
    Defence Sci. & Technol. Organ., Edinburgh, SA
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    10-13 July 2006
  • Firstpage
    46
  • Lastpage
    47
  • Abstract
    A high-power diode-pumped thulium doped double-clad fibre laser has been developed to be used as a low-cost power scalable module. To date a power of 37 W, slope efficiency of 64%, and close to diffraction limited beam quality (M2 ~1.15) has been achieved.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; laser beams; optical fibre cladding; optical pumping; thulium; Jk:Tm; diffraction limited beam quality; efficiency 60 percent; large mode area fibre laser; power 37 W; power scaling; size 2 mum; slope efficiency; thulium doped double-clad fibre laser; wavelength 793 nm; Australia; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Optical fibers; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fibre Technology/Australian Optical Society, 2006. ACOFT/AOS 2006. Australian Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Melbourne, VIC
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-9775657-1-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-0-9775657-1-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519260
  • Filename
    4519260
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3433453