Title :
1150-nm Yb-Doped Fiber Laser Pumped Directly by Laser-Diode With an Output Power of 52 W
Author :
Yu Miao ; Hanwei Zhang ; Hu Xiao ; Pu Zhou ; Zejin Liu
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Optoelectric Sci. & Eng., Nat. Univ. of Defense Technol., Changsha, China
Abstract :
A high power, diode pumped, all-fiber Yb-doped fiber laser at 1150-nm wavelength by using conventional double clad fiber with output power of 52.6 W and slope efficiency up to 60% is realized. To the best of our knowledge, it is the highest power at this wavelength.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical pumping; ytterbium; all-fiber ytterbium-doped fiber laser; double clad fiber; laser-diode; power 52 W; wavelength 1150 nm; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Fiber laser; amplified spontaneous emission; diode pumped; high power; parasitic lasing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2014.2355222
