Title :
Q-switched multicore photonic crystal fiber laser phase-locked by end-seal technique
Author :
Shirakawa, Akira ; Yamada, Hidenori ; Matsumoto, Michio ; Tokurakawa, Masaki ; Ueda, Ken-ichi
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Laser Sci., Univ. of Electro-Commun., Chofu, Japan
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
Q-switched and phase-locked Yb-doped multicore fiber laser is reported. The monolithic in-phase mode selection at the output fiber end realizes clean single-lobe beam profile and high slope efficiency of 62% with 280μJ, 100ns pulses.
Keywords :
Q-switching; fibre lasers; holey fibres; photonic crystals; ytterbium; Q-switched multicore fiber laser; energy 280 muJ; monolithic in-phase mode selection; phase-locked multicore fiber laser; photonic crystal fiber laser; time 100 ns; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Multicore processing; Seals;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6194073
