Core-pumped single-frequency fiber amplifier with an output power of 158  W

Single-frequency laser sources at a wavelength of 1 μm are typically scaled in power with Ytterbium-doped double-clad fiber amplifiers. The main limitations are stimulated Brillouin scattering, transversal mode instabilities and, from a technical point of view, the degree of fiber integration for a...

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Published in:Optics letters 2016-01, Vol.41 (1), p.9-12
Main Authors: Theeg, Thomas, Ottenhues, Christoph, Sayinc, Hakan, Neumann, Jörg, Kracht, Dietmar
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