Title :
18+2 W at 589 nm via frequency doubling of diode-laser-seeded 1178-nm CW PM Raman fiber amplifier for deployment at ESO VLT
Author :
Kaenders, W.G. ; Friedenauer, A. ; Ernstberger, B. ; Karpov, V. ; Protopopov, V. ; Clements, W. ; Hackenberg, W. ; Calia, D. Bonaccini ; Lewis, St A.
Author_Institution :
TOPTICA Photonics AG, Graefelfing, Germany
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
The rationale and design of a a 589-nm Laser Guide Star System, based on amplification of narrow-band diode laser seeds using ESO´s patented Raman Fiber approach in the near infrared and subsequent resonant frequency doubling, developed and realized by two industrial partners is presented.
Keywords :
frequency multipliers; optical fibre amplifiers; ESO VLT; diode-laser-seeded CW PM Raman fiber amplifier; frequency doubling; laser guide star system; wavelength 1178 nm; wavelength 589 nm; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Power amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Laser guide stars; fiber lasers; sodium return flux;
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.2011.6194133
