Title :
20 W cladding-pumped Nd3+-doped fiber laser at 910nm
Author :
Laroche, M. ; Cadier, B. ; Gilles, H. ; Girard, S. ; Lablonde, L. ; Robin, T.
Author_Institution :
Centre de Rech. sur les Ions, Univ. de Caen, Caen, France
Abstract :
We report a Nd3+-doped double-clad fiber laser with a record output power of 20 W at 910nm. A laser conversion efficiency as high as 44% was achieved in CW operating mode.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser modes; neodymium; optical fibre cladding; optical pumping; CW operating mode; Nd3+-doped double-clad fiber laser; cladding pumping; laser conversion efficiency; power 20 W; wavelength 910 nm; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA