• DocumentCode
    421814
  • Title

    1.2 mJ, 37 ns single-moded pulses at 10 kHz repetition rate from a Q-switched ytterbium fiber laser

  • Author

    Piper, A. ; Malinowski, A. ; Furusawa, K. ; Richardson, D.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2004
  • Abstract
    We have demonstrated a diode pumped 1.2 mJ, 37 ns Q-switched laser with good mode quality, operating at /spl sim/1075 nm with a repetition rate of 10 kHz, utilizing a ytterbium doped LMA fiber.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; fibre lasers; laser modes; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; ytterbium; 1.2 mJ; 10 kHz; 1075 nm; 37 ns; LaMgAl/sub 11/O/sub 19/:Yb; Q-switched laser; diode pumped laser; fiber laser; single-moded pulses; ytterbium doped LMA fiber;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-777-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1361262