Title :
New Yb:Hf-doped silica fiber for high-power fiber lasers
Author :
Sahu, J.K. ; Dupriez, P. ; Kim, J. ; Boyland, A.J. ; Codemard, C.A. ; Nilsson, J. ; Payne, D.N.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
We report an efficient cladding-pumped Yb-doped HfO2-SiO2 fiber laser that generated 122 W of continuous-wave output power at 1.08 μm with a slope efficiency of 74% with respect to the absorbed pump power.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; hafnium compounds; laser beams; optical pumping; silicon compounds; ytterbium; 1.08 micron; 122 W; 74 percent; SiO2-HfO2:Yb; absorbed pump power; cladding-pumped Yb-doped HfO2-SiO2 fiber laser; continuous-wave output power; high-power fiber laser; slope efficiency; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; High power fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical pumping; Power generation; Power lasers; Preforms; Pump lasers; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201937