Title :
2 kW CW ytterbium fiber laser with record diffraction-limited brightness
Author :
Gapontsev, V. ; Gapontsev, D. ; Platonov, N. ; Shkurikhin, O. ; Fomin, V. ; Mashkin, A. ; Abramov, M. ; Ferin, S.
Author_Institution :
IPG Photonics, Oxford, MA, USA
Abstract :
2 kW CW output power at 1075 nm from a highly efficient all-fiber-format ytterbium fiber laser with M2<1.2 was demonstrated. As a result, a record diffraction-limited brightness (W/(M2*M2)) of 1400 W is achieved.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; ytterbium; 1075 nm; 1400 W; 2 kW; all-fiber-format CW ytterbium fiber laser; laser cavity; record diffraction-limited brightness; Brightness; Diffraction; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser theory; Oscillators; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Power lasers; Ytterbium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568286
