Title :
TM01 mode operation of an Yb-doped double-clad fiber amplifier
Author :
Chubachi, Tatsuya ; Kozawa, Yuichi ; Sato, Shunichi
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Multidiscipl. Res. for Adv. Mater., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
A radially polarized beam was amplified up to 1.1 W by passing through an Yb-doped double clad fiber pumped by a semiconductor laser, maintaining both the polarization and intensity patterns of the input beam.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser modes; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre polarisation; ytterbium; JkJk:Yb; TM01 mode operation; beam intensity patterns; double-clad fiber amplifier; power 1.1 W; radially polarized beam; semiconductor laser pumping; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Operational amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; (060.2320) Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators; (140.3510) Laser, fiber; (260.5430) Polarization.;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
