Title :
Coherent beam combining of ytterbium fiber laser amplifiers
Author :
Augst, S.J. ; Fan, T.Y. ; Sanchez, A.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
We investigate coherent combining of ytterbium fiber laser amplifiers. Phase locking of two amplifiers is demonstrated at powers up the maximum available of 10 W per fiber.
Keywords :
laser beams; optical fibre amplifiers; ytterbium; 10 W; Yb; amplifier phase locking; ytterbium fiber laser amplifiers; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser beams; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Oscillators; Power amplifiers; Power lasers; Ytterbium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
