• DocumentCode
    1574420
  • Title

    Scaling limits of high average power fiber lasers

  • Author

    Dawson, Jay W. ; Messerly, Michael J. ; Beach, Raymond J. ; Shverdin, Miroslav Y. ; Stappaerts, Eddy A. ; Sridharan, Arun K. ; Pax, Paul H. ; Heebner, John E. ; Siders, Craig W. ; Barty, C.P.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., Lawrence, CA
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    725
  • Lastpage
    726
  • Abstract
    The fundamental power scaling limits for diffraction limited fiber lasers are reviewed. Relationships between the limits show there is an upper bound for single aperture power of conventional fiber lasers of 10-40 kW.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; light diffraction; aperture power; diffraction limited fiber lasers; high average power fiber lasers; power 10 kW to 40 kW; power scaling limits; Bandwidth; Brightness; Brillouin scattering; Diodes; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Thermal lensing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
  • Conference_Location
    Acapulco
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1931-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1932-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688824
  • Filename
    4688824
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1574420