DocumentCode
520702
Title
Ytterbium-doped low-NA P-Al-silicate large-mode-area fiber for high power applications
Author
Sahu, J.K. ; Yoo, S. ; Boyland, A.J. ; Webb, A. ; Codemard, C. ; Standish, R.J. ; Nilsson, J.
Author_Institution
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
fYear
2010
fDate
16-21 May 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate an efficient, ytterbium-doped low-NA fiber with core glass containing high levels of Al2 O3 and P2 O5 in silica host that shows low-photodarkening and generated 175 W of continuous-wave output power with 80% laser efficiency.
Keywords
Aluminum oxide; Doping; Fiber lasers; Glass; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Power lasers; Silicon compounds;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Type
conf
Filename
5500295
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