Title :
Power scaling of Yb-free, Er-doped fiber laser with resonant clad pumping
Author :
Dubinskii, M. ; Zhang, J. ; Ter-Mikirtychev, V.
Author_Institution :
US Army Res. Lab., Adelphi, MD, USA
Abstract :
We report resonantly cladding-pumped Yb-free Er-doped fiber laser delivering ~48 W of CW output at 1590 nm with ~57% efficiency. It is believed to be the highest power ever reported from Yb-free, Er-doped LMA fiber.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser beams; optical pumping; JkJk:Er; fiber laser; large mode area fibre; resonant clad pumping; wavelength 1590 nm; Bragg gratings; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical fiber testing; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Resonance; (140.3480) Lasers, diode-pumped; (140.3500) Lasers, erbium; (140.3510) Lasers, fiber;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
