Title :
1.2 mJ, 37 ns single-moded pulses at 10 kHz repetition rate from a Q-switched ytterbium fiber laser
Author :
Piper, A. ; Malinowski, A. ; Furusawa, K. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
We have demonstrated a diode pumped 1.2 mJ, 37 ns Q-switched laser with good mode quality, operating at /spl sim/1075 nm with a repetition rate of 10 kHz, utilizing a ytterbium doped LMA fiber.
Keywords :
Q-switching; fibre lasers; laser modes; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; ytterbium; 1.2 mJ; 10 kHz; 1075 nm; 37 ns; LaMgAl/sub 11/O/sub 19/:Yb; Q-switched laser; diode pumped laser; fiber laser; single-moded pulses; ytterbium doped LMA fiber;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
