• 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 Al2O3 and P2O5 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