Title :
High-power widely-tunable thulium-doped fiber master-oscillator power-amplifier around 2 mm
Author :
Pearson, L. ; Shen, D.Y. ; Sahu, J.K. ; Clarkson, W.A.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
Abstract :
We report a high power, widely-tuneable Tm-doped fiber master-oscillator power-amplifier system generating over 100 W of linearly-polarized output with a >190 nm tuning range. The output power is limited only by the available pump power.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; power amplifiers; fiber amplifier; thulium-doped fiber master-oscillator power-amplifier; Fiber lasers; Gas lasers; Laser feedback; Laser tuning; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; (140.3280) Laser amplifiers; (140.3600) Lasers, tunable;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
