• DocumentCode
    1878662
  • Title

    Multi-mJ, multi-watt Q-switched fiber laser

  • Author

    Offerhaus, H.L. ; Alvarez-Chavez, J.A. ; Nilsson, J. ; Turner, P.W. ; Clarkson, W.A. ; Richardson, D.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    28-28 May 1999
  • Abstract
    Using a large mode area, ytterbium-doped cladding-pumped fiber and a novel cavity configuration we obtain 2.3 mJ Q-switched pulses, a record pulse energy for a fiber laser. Average powers in excess of 5 W were achieved.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; fibre lasers; ytterbium; 2.3 mJ; 5 W; Q-switched pulses; cavity configuration; large mode area Yb-doped cladding-pumped fiber; multi-mJ multi-watt Q-switched fiber laser; Band pass filters; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power generation; Pulse amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-595-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.1999.834611
  • Filename
    834611