Title :
A 226W high power Tm fibre laser
Author :
Hemming, Alexander ; Bennetts, Shayne ; Davidson, Alan ; Carmody, Neil ; Lancaster, David G.
Author_Institution :
Electro-Opt. Technol., DSTO, Edinburgh, SA
Abstract :
We have achieved 226 W output power from a thulium doped fibre laser with 51% slope efficiency in a free-space architecture. The output beam quality was measured to be M2 = 2.0/2.4 at 110 W output power.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser beams; thulium; Jk:Tm; efficiency 51 percent; fibre lasers; laser beam quality; power 110 W; power 226 W; slope efficiency; Brillouin scattering; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Optical fiber polarization; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610435