Title :
375 kW peak power sub-nanosecond passively Q-switched ytterbium doped fiber laser
Author :
Pan, Lei ; Utkin, Ilya ; Lan, Ruijun ; Godwal, Yogesh ; Fedosejevs, Robert
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Abstract :
We demonstrate a passively Q-switched ytterbium doped fiber laser with Cr4+:YAG and stimulated Brillouin backscattering. Linearly polarized output with ∼ 375 kW peak power and pulse duration as short as 490 ps have been obtained.
Keywords :
Brillouin scattering; Fiber lasers; Laser feedback; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optical coupling; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Ytterbium;
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
