High power fiber lasers

Over 1 kW of output power has now been reached with nearly diffraction-limited ytterbium-doped fiber lasers. Amplifiers can reach comparable powers, even with single-frequency beams. We review these and other recent results and discuss the possibilities for further progress.

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Main Authors: Nilsson, J., Sahu, J.K., Jeong, Y., Philippov, V.N., Soh, D.B.S., Codemard, C.A., Dupriez, P., Kim, J., Richardson, D.J., Malinowski, A., Piper, A.N., Price, J.H.V., Furusawa, K., Clarkson, W.A., Payne, D.N.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Bars
Diodes
High power fiber lasers
Laser beams
Laser excitation
Samarium
Telecommunications
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Summary:Over 1 kW of output power has now been reached with nearly diffraction-limited ytterbium-doped fiber lasers. Amplifiers can reach comparable powers, even with single-frequency beams. We review these and other recent results and discuss the possibilities for further progress.
DOI:10.1109/OFC.2005.192624