Title :
A fast numerical method to predict spectra of high power CW Yb-doped fiber lasers with bidirectional pumping
Author :
Szabo, Aron ; Varallyay, Zoltan ; Rosales-Garcia, Andrea ; Headley, Clifford
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Telecommun. & Media Inf., Budapest Univ. of Technol. & Econom., Budapest, Hungary
Abstract :
A fast method is introduced to model high power, continuous wave Yb-doped fiber lasers. Excellent agreement with measurements is obtained for up to 708W output power within 5 minutes of computation on a desktop computer.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser beams; optical pumping; ytterbium; bidirectional pumping; continuous wave fiber lasers; desktop computer; fast numerical method; high power CW Yb-doped fiber lasers; spectra prediction; Computational modeling; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Mathematical model; Measurement by laser beam; Power generation; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
