Title :
Power scaling of cw high power fiber lasers based on large-mode-area fibers
Author :
Limpert, Jens ; Liem, A. ; Schreiber, T. ; Zellmer, H. ; Tunnermann, A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ., Jena, Germany
Abstract :
In this paper, we report on a power scaling of stable cw ytterbium-doped high power fiber laser with 170 W output power based on large-mode-area fibers. Single transverse mode output is obtained from a 28 μm core diameter low-numerical aperture fiber.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser modes; ytterbium; 170 W; 28 micron; mode field diameter; numerical aperture; power scaling; single transverse mode; ytterbium-doped continuous wavelength fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; High power fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Lasers and electrooptics; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1313686
