DocumentCode
3001407
Title
Multi-mJ Energy, Multi-MW Peak-Power Photonic Crystal Fiber Amplifiers with Near-Diffraction-Limited Output
Author
Teodoro, Fabio Di ; Brooks, Christopher D.
Author_Institution
Aculight Corp., Bothell, WA
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We report on large-core (up to 100 mum diameter) Yb-doped photonic crystal fiber amplifiers delivering ~1 ns pulses of pulse energy/peak power up to 4.2 mJ/ 4.5 MW, in output beams of high spatial quality (M2 < 1.3).
Keywords
laser beams; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pulse generation; photonic crystals; ytterbium; JkJk:Yb; near-diffraction-limited output; photonic crystal fiber amplifiers; pulse energy; spatial beam quality; Fiber nonlinear optics; High power amplifiers; Laser beams; Optical distortion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Optical wavelength conversion; Photonic crystal fibers; Pulse amplifiers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452390
Filename
4452390
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