Title :
135W CW fiber laser with perfect single mode output
Author :
Platonov, N.S. ; Gapontsev, D.V. ; Gapontsev, V.P. ; Shumilin, V.
Author_Institution :
IPG Photonics, Oxford, MA, USA
Abstract :
Reliable 135 W CW ytterbium doped fiber laser has been demonstrated with measured M/sup 2/ < 1.05. The stimulated Raman scattering imposed the major limit on the output power. No thermal distortions or damage of the fiber core was observed.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser reliability; stimulated Raman scattering; ytterbium; 135 W; CW fiber laser; Yb-doped fiber laser; fiber core; output power; perfect single mode output; stimulated Raman scattering; ytterbium doped fiber laser; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical fiber couplers; Optical resonators; Power generation; Power lasers; Stimulated emission; Ytterbium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1034491
