• DocumentCode
    412169
  • Title

    High power photonic crystal fibre laser with very high NA pump cladding

  • Author

    Percival, R.M. ; Wadsworth, W.J. ; Bouwmans, G. ; Knight, J.C. ; Birks, T.A. ; Hedley, T.D. ; Russell, P.St.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, UK
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • Abstract
    4 W of laser power at 1040 nm has been achieved for the first time from an Yb-doped double clad PCF. The inner cladding of this fibre has the highest NA yet reported of 0.7-0.8.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; optical fibre cladding; optical materials; photonic crystals; ytterbium; 1040 nm; 4 W; PCF; Yb-doped double clad; fibre cladding; fibre laser; high NA pump cladding; laser power; photonic crystal; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optical pumping; Photonic crystal fibers; Power lasers; Preforms; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-748-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1298318