Title :
High power Q-switched short-length fiber laser
Author :
Schmidt, O. ; Röser, F. ; Rothhardt, J. ; Linke, S. ; Schreiber, T. ; Limpert, J. ; Tünnermann, A. ; Ermeneux, S. ; Yvernault, P. ; Salin, F.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Friedrich Schiller Univ., Jena
Abstract :
We report on a Q-switched photonic crystal fiber laser with a 60-mum ytterbium-doped core. Sub-10-ns pulses with 2.5-mJ energy are generated at low repetition rates and up to 100-W average power at 100-kHz in single-transverse-mode output.
Keywords :
Q-switching; fibre lasers; photonic crystals; JkJk:Yb; Q-switched photonic crystal fiber laser; energy 2.5 mJ; short-length fiber laser; single transverse mode; size 60 mum; Diodes; Fiber lasers; Frequency conversion; Laser feedback; Laser theory; Optical pulse generation; Photonic crystal fibers; Power generation; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; (060.2320) Fiber optics amplifiers and laser; (140.3540) Lasers, Q-switched;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628773
