Title :
Direct generation of radially-polarized output from an Yb-doped fiber laser
Author :
Lin, Dongyang ; Daniel, J.M.O. ; Gecevicius, Mindaugas ; Beresna, Martynas ; Kazansky, Peter G. ; Clarkson, W.A.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Center, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
A simple technique for directly generating a radially-polarized output beam from an ytterbium-doped fiber laser using an intracavity S-waveplate is reported. The laser yielded 7W of output with a corresponding slope efficiency of 67%.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; light polarisation; ytterbium; Yb-doped fiber laser; efficiency 67 percent; intracavity S-waveplate; power 7 W; radially-polarized output beam; slope efficiency; ytterbium-doped fiber laser; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Measurement by laser beam; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
