Title :
Diode-stack-pumped Yb-doped multi-core ribbon fiber laser
Author :
Wang, P. ; Cooper, L.J. ; Williams, R.B. ; Sahu, J.K. ; Clarkson, W.A. ; Scott, A.M. ; Jones, D.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectronics Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
A ribbon fiber with an array of ten Yb-doped cores has been operated in a laser configuration pumped by a diode-stack at 940 nm. 100 W of output power for /spl sim/260 W of launched pump has been achieved.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical pumping; ytterbium; 100 W; 260 W; 940 nm; Yb-doped cores; diode-stack-pumped laser; fiber laser; multicore ribbon fiber;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
