• DocumentCode
    2163935
  • Title

    The Diversity of Fibre Laser Technology

  • Author

    Richardson, D.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    17-22 June 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    Fibre lasers are now competitive in pure average output power performance terms relative to the more conventional bulk and disk high power laser systems with potential for yet higher powers. However, there is far more to this technology than raw power as shown by its performance. The versatility and flexibility of the fibre approach is truly unique and as a consequence fibre lasers have a very bright future indeed. The paper gives an overview on the developments in fiber laser technology.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; fiber laser technology development; fiber laser versatility; fibre laser technology diversity; high power laser systems; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Power generation; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Munich
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0931-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0931-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386512
  • Filename
    4386512