DocumentCode
2277543
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
fYear
2002
fDate
24-24 May 2002
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1034491
Filename
1034491
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