The rising power of fiber lasers and amplifiers
The first rare-earth-doped fiber lasers were operated in the early 1960s, and produced a few
milliwatts at a wavelength around 1 mum. Since the beginning of the decade, an enormous …
milliwatts at a wavelength around 1 mum. Since the beginning of the decade, an enormous …
High-power ultrafast fiber laser systems
The recent demonstration of rare-earth-doped fiber lasers with a continuous wave output
power well above the kilowatt level with diffraction-limited beam quality has proven that fiber …
power well above the kilowatt level with diffraction-limited beam quality has proven that fiber …
Ytterbium-doped large-core fiber laser with 1.36 kW continuous-wave output power
We have demonstrated a highly-efficient cladding-pumped ytterbium-doped fiber laser
generating 1.36 kW of continuous-wave output power at 1.1 μm with 83% slope efficiency …
generating 1.36 kW of continuous-wave output power at 1.1 μm with 83% slope efficiency …
Extended single-mode photonic crystal fiber lasers
We report on an ytterbium-doped photonic crystal fiber with a core diameter of 60 µm and
mode-field-area of~ 2000 µm^ 2 of the emitted fundamental mode. Together with the short …
mode-field-area of~ 2000 µm^ 2 of the emitted fundamental mode. Together with the short …
Low-nonlinearity single-transverse-mode ytterbium-doped photonic crystal fiber amplifier
We report on an air-clad large-core single-transverse-mode ytterbium-doped photonic
crystal fiber with a mode-field-diameter of 35 µm, corresponding to a mode-field-area of …
crystal fiber with a mode-field-diameter of 35 µm, corresponding to a mode-field-area of …
Ytterbium-doped large-core fiber laser with 1 kW continuous-wave output power
Y Jeong, JK Sahu, DN Payne… - Advanced Solid-State …, 2004 - opg.optica.org
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Ytterbium-doped large-core fiber laser with 1 kW continuous-wave output power Y. Jeong, JK …
Ytterbium-doped large-core fiber laser with 1 kW continuous-wave output power Y. Jeong, JK …
The renaissance and bright future of fibre lasers
The first rare-earth-doped fibre lasers were operated in the early 1960s and produced a few
milliwatts at a wavelength around 1 µm. For the next several decades, fibre lasers were little …
milliwatts at a wavelength around 1 µm. For the next several decades, fibre lasers were little …
Beam quality factor of higher order modes in a step-index fiber
H Yoda, P Polynkin… - Journal of lightwave …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The beam quality factor (or M 2-parameter) for linearly polarized (LP)-modes of a step-index
fiber is calculated in a closed form, as a function of the fiber V-number. It is shown that M 2 …
fiber is calculated in a closed form, as a function of the fiber V-number. It is shown that M 2 …
High-power wavelength-tunable cladding-pumped rare-earth-doped silica fiber lasers
We describe the design and performance of cladding-pumped silica fiber lasers with high
continuous-wave output powers and broad wavelength tunability in the 1, 1.5, and 2 μm …
continuous-wave output powers and broad wavelength tunability in the 1, 1.5, and 2 μm …
Characteristics of Q-switched cladding-pumped ytterbium-doped fiber lasers with different high-energy fiber designs
We theoretically and experimentally analyze Q-switched cladding pumped ytterbium-doped
fiber lasers designed for high pulse energies. We compare the extractable energy from two …
fiber lasers designed for high pulse energies. We compare the extractable energy from two …