• DocumentCode
    733884
  • Title

    Power scaling of 2.94 μm fiber lasers

  • Author

    Fortin, Vincent ; Bernier, Martin ; Vallee, Real

  • Author_Institution
    Centre d´Opt., Univ. Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Recent advances in high power erbium-doped fluoride fiber lasers near 2.94 μm are reviewed. Based on an all-fiber architecture, a 20 W record output power was achieved at this wavelength of interest for medical applications.
  • Keywords
    erbium; fibre lasers; high power erbium-doped fluoride fiber lasers; medical applications; power 20 W; wavelength 2.94 mum; Absorption; Glass; Ions; Laser excitation; Optical fiber couplers; Power generation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7184327