Title :
Amplification of ns-pulses beyond 1 MW-peak power in Tm3+-doped photonic crystal fiber rod
Author :
Gaida, Christian ; Gebhardt, Martin ; Kadwani, Pankaj ; Leick, Lasse ; Broeng, Jes ; Shah, Lawrence ; Richardson, Mark
Author_Institution :
CREOL, Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
We utilize thulium doped PCF rods for amplification of ns-pulses in MOPA configuration and achieve MW-level peak powers with sub 10 ns pulses at 2 μm. The utilization of end caps will enable multi MW peak powers.
Keywords :
Q-switching; holey fibres; optical fibre amplifiers; photonic crystals; power amplifiers; thulium; MOPA configuration; master oscillator power amplifier; nanosecond-pulse amplification; thulium-doped photonic crystal fiber rod; time 10 ns; wavelength 2 mum; Fiber lasers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Oscillators; Photonic crystal fibers; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
