• DocumentCode
    2750479
  • Title

    High-power slab-coupled optical waveguide amplifiers

  • Author

    Smith, G.M. ; Donnelly, J.P. ; Missaggia, L.J. ; Connors, M.K. ; Redmond, S.M. ; Mathewson, D.C. ; Swint, R.B. ; Sanchez-Rubio, A. ; Turner, G.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Lincoln Lab., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Lexington, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    9-13 Oct. 2011
  • Firstpage
    579
  • Lastpage
    580
  • Abstract
    Angled slab-coupled optical waveguide amplifiers (SCOWAs) at 1 μm wavelength have been demonstrated with 1.5 W of output power with a 44 mW seed. Application of this technology for coherent beam combining will be discussed.
  • Keywords
    laser beams; optical waveguides; waveguide lasers; SCOWA; coherent beam combining; power 1.5 W; power 44 W; slab-coupled optical waveguide amplifiers; wavelength 1 mum; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical reflection; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Arlington, VA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8940-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHO.2011.6110680
  • Filename
    6110680