• DocumentCode
    197282
  • Title

    High energy diode-seeded nanosecond 2 µm fiber MOPA systems incorporating active pulse shaping

  • Author

    Li, Zuyi ; Heidt, Alexander M. ; Teh, P.S. ; Berendt, M. ; Sahu, J.K. ; Phelan, R. ; Kelly, B. ; Alam, S.U. ; Richardson, D.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present the first demonstration of nanosecond-pulsed fiber MOPA systems seeded by semiconductor laser diodes at 2 μm incorporating arbitrary pulse shaping capabilities, achieving up to 1.0 mJ (12.5 kHz, 100 ns) pulse energy.
  • Keywords
    laser beams; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pulse shaping; optical pumping; active pulse shaping; arbitrary pulse shaping capabilities; energy 1 mJ; frequency 12.5 kHz; high energy diode-seeded nanosecond fiber MOPA systems; nanosecond-pulsed fiber MOPA systems; pulse energy; semiconductor laser diodes; time 100 ns; wavelength 2 mum; Modulation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Power amplifiers; Pulse shaping methods; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor lasers; Shape;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989976