• DocumentCode
    520073
  • Title

    Beam combining in multi-core, holey fiber lasers

  • Author

    Shepherd, Terence J. ; Michaille, Laurent ; Bennett, Charlotte R. ; Taylor, David M.

  • Author_Institution
    Malvern Technol. Centre, QinetiQ, Malvern, UK
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Multiple-core fibers offer the possibility of creating fiber lasers with enlarged effective core diameter, while simultaneously controlling mode shape and quality. A review is presented of the basic theory used for design, and examples presented of such lasers operating in Q-switched mode. Examples of active, non-interacting, and passive multiple-core fibers are also presented.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; fibre lasers; Q-switched mode; beam combining; holey fiber lasers; Equations; Fiber lasers; Holey fibers; Laser beam cutting; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical arrays; Optical fiber theory; Photonic crystal fibers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5499633