• DocumentCode
    499470
  • Title

    High-power single-frequency thulium-doped fiber master-oscillator power-amplifier at 1943nm

  • Author

    Pearson, L. ; Kim, J.W. ; Zhang, Z. ; Sahu, J.K. ; Ibsen, M. ; Clarkson, W.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A Tm-doped fiber master-oscillator power-amplifier system that generates over 100 W of single frequency output in a near-diffraction-limited beam with an M2 parameter of 1.25 is described. The prospects for further increase in power are considered.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre amplifiers; oscillators; power amplifiers; thulium; Tm; fiber master-oscillator power-amplifier; near-diffraction-limited beam; power 100 W; wavelength 1943 nm; Fiber lasers; Isolators; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical fiber polarization; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Silicon compounds; (140.3280) Laser amplifiers; (140.3510) Lasers, fiber;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5224555