• DocumentCode
    1394714
  • Title

    Diode-pumped, high-energy, single transverse mode Q-switch fibre laser

  • Author

    Richardson, D.J. ; Britton, P. ; Taverner, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ.
  • Volume
    33
  • Issue
    23
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    11/6/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1955
  • Lastpage
    1956
  • Abstract
    The authors report the generation of 180 μJ, 3.6 kW peak power pulses from a simple, diode-pumped large mode erbium doped fibre Q-switch laser system. This is believed to be the highest energy ever obtained from a single transverse mode fibre laser system
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; erbium; fibre lasers; laser modes; optical pumping; 180 muJ; 3.6 kW; Er doped fibre laser; Q-switched laser; diode-pumped fibre laser; high-energy laser; large mode area; single transverse mode;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19971325
  • Filename
    640462