Title :
Energy Storage Saturation in Large Mode Area Fiber Lasers
Author :
Doua, R. Bello ; Saby, J. ; Salin, F. ; Boullet, J. ; Manek-Hönninger, I.
Author_Institution :
Eolite, Pessac
Abstract :
We study the limitation in energy storage of LMA Yb-doped fibers and show the importance of the gain recovery time for high power nanosecond laser and amplifier design.
Keywords :
Q-switching; fibre lasers; ytterbium; Jk:Yb; LMA Yb-doped fibers; energy storage saturation; gain recovery time; high power nanosecond amplifier; high power nanosecond laser; large mode area fiber lasers; Absorption; Diodes; Energy storage; Fiber lasers; Fluorescence; Frequency; Laser modes; Optical fiber couplers; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386533
