Title :
Thin-rod amplifier for fiber lasers scaling
Author :
Kuznetsov, Ivan ; Mukhin, Ivan ; Palashov, Oleg
Author_Institution :
Nonlinear Dynamics & Opt. Dept., Inst. of Appl. Phys., Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
fDate :
June 30 2014-July 4 2014
Abstract :
Thin-rod Yb:YAG active element is investigated in the terms of thermal effects, gain, lasing and scalability through the theoretical and experimental analysis. Low temperature, great gain and huge thermal lens are found in the thin rod. Lasing with 6 W average power and 45 % slope efficiency is obtained.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; thermal lensing; ytterbium; YAG:Yb; fiber lasers scaling; gain; lasing; power 6 W; scalability; thermal effects; thin-rod Yb:YAG active element; thin-rod amplifier; Crystals; Fiber lasers; Lenses; Optical fiber amplifiers; Pump lasers; Thermal lensing; Yb:YAG; single crystal fiber; thermal effects;
Conference_Titel :
Laser Optics, 2014 International Conference
Conference_Location :
Saint Petersburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3884-1
DOI :
10.1109/LO.2014.6886211
