DocumentCode
3003398
Title
Direct Amplification of 3-ps Pulses to 80 nJ at 50-MHz Repetition Rate in Large-Mode-Area Yb-Fiber
Author
Ouzounov, Dimitre G. ; Zhou, Shian ; Sinclair, Charles ; Wise, Frank W.
Author_Institution
Cornell Univ., Ithaca
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We study direct picosecond pulse amplification in large-mode area, double-clad Yb- fiber amplifier. We achieved good-quality 3-ps, 80-nJ pulses in a near diffraction-limited beam. 28-nJ pulses in the green (520 nm) are produced by second-harmonic generation.
Keywords
amplification; laser modes; optical fibre amplifiers; optical harmonic generation; optical pulse generation; ytterbium; Yb; direct picosecond pulse amplification; double-clad Yb- fiber amplifier; energy 28 nJ; energy 80 nJ; large-mode-area Yb-fiber; near diffraction-limited beam; second-harmonic generation; time 3 ps; wavelength 520 nm; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Nonlinear distortion; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Oscillators; 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.2007.4452506
Filename
4452506
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