• DocumentCode
    3013443
  • Title

    Energy Storage Saturation in Large Mode Area Fiber Lasers

  • Author

    Doua, R.B. ; Saby, J. ; Salin, F.

  • Author_Institution
    EOLITE, Pessac
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We study the limitation in energy storage of LMA Yb-doped fibers and show the importance of the gain recovery time for high power nanosecond laser and amplifier design.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; fluorescence; high-speed optical techniques; optical pumping; energy storage saturation; fluorescence lifetime; gain recovery time; large mode area fiber lasers; pump power absorption; Absorption; Energy storage; Fiber lasers; Fluorescence; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical fiber couplers; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453076
  • Filename
    4453076