Title :
400 W low-noise single-mode CW ytterbium fiber laser with an integrated fiber delivery
Author :
Gapontsev, V.P. ; Platonov, N.S. ; Shkurihin, O. ; Zaitsev, L.
Author_Institution :
IPG Photonics, Oxford, MA, USA
Abstract :
400 W CW output power at 1080 nm from an industrial grade ytterbium fiber laser with M/sup 2/<1.05 and <1.5% intensity noise was demonstrated. We expect to scale fiber laser output power to the levels far exceeding 500 W.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser modes; ytterbium; 1080 nm; 400 W; Yb; fibre laser output power; integrated fiber delivery; noise intensity; single-mode CW ytterbium fiber laser; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Ytterbium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
