Pulsed ytterbium-doped large mode area double-clad fiber amplifier in MOFPA configuration

A pulsed master oscillator fiber power amplifier working in nanosecond range has been developed. An ytterbium-doped double-clad (large mode area) optical fiber was used as an amplifying medium. Actively Q-switched Nd:YVO laser was used as a seed of light pulses. The system worked at the repetition r...

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Published in:Opto-electronics review 2007-01, Vol.15 (2), p.98-101
Main Authors: Świderski, J., Zając, A., Skórczakowski, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
double-clad optical fiber
fiber amplifier
pulse generation
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Summary:A pulsed master oscillator fiber power amplifier working in nanosecond range has been developed. An ytterbium-doped double-clad (large mode area) optical fiber was used as an amplifying medium. Actively Q-switched Nd:YVO laser was used as a seed of light pulses. The system worked at the repetition rate from 10 kHz to 40 kHz. At the amplifier output, pulses of 10.9 kW peak-power were achieved. The laser system worked at the slope efficiency of 30%.
ISSN:1896-3757
1896-3757
DOI:10.2478/s11772-007-0004-x