Title :
High power holmium fiber lasers
Author :
Simakov, N. ; Hemming, Alexander ; Haub, John ; Carter, Adam
Author_Institution :
Cyber & Electron. Warfare Div., Defence Sci. & Technol. Organ., Edinburgh, SA, Australia
Abstract :
Sources based on resonantly cladding pumped holmium-doped fibres have been demonstrated at >400 W CW or with pulse energies of >2 mJ. We review the enabling technologies, and discuss the challenges associated with high power operation of fibre lasers at 2.1 μm.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; holmium; high power holmium fiber lasers; high power operation; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical fibers; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6964229
