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
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