• DocumentCode
    515602
  • Title

    Ultimate power limits of optical fibers

  • Author

    Dawson, Jay W. ; Messerly, Michael J. ; Beach, Raymond J. ; Shverdin, Miroslav Y. ; Sridharan, Arun K. ; Pax, Paul H. ; Heebner, John E. ; Siders, Craig W. ; Barty, C.P.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., Livermore, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    21-25 March 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The fundamental power scaling limits for diffraction limited fiber lasers are reviewed. Relationships between the limits show there is an upper bound for single aperture power of conventional fiber lasers of 10-40 kW.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; light diffraction; optical fibres; silicon compounds; SiO2; diffraction limited fiber lasers; optical fibers; power scaling limits; single aperture power; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Thermal lensing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-884-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5465311
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=515602