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High energy single transverse mode Q-switched fiber laser based on multi-mode large mode area erbium doped fiber

High energy single transverse mode Q-switched fiber laser based on multi-mode large mode area erbium doped fiber
High energy single transverse mode Q-switched fiber laser based on multi-mode large mode area erbium doped fiber
We demonstrate that appropriately designed doped multi-mode fibers provide robust single mode output when used within a fiber laser cavity. Using a novel large mode area fiber we demonstrate record single mode (M2 < 1.2) pulse energies of > 0.5mJ from a Q-switched fiber laser and even higher pulse energies (as high as 0.85mJ) with slightly compromised spatial mode quality (M2 < 2.0). The approach offers significant scope for extending the range of single mode output powers and energies achievable from fiber laser/amplifier systems.
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Offerhaus, H.L.
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Broderick, N.G.R.
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Richardson, D.J.
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Offerhaus, H.L., Broderick, N.G.R., Richardson, D.J., Sammut, R.A., Caplen, J. and Dong, L. (1998) High energy single transverse mode Q-switched fiber laser based on multi-mode large mode area erbium doped fiber. Optics Letters, 23 (21), 1683-1685. (doi:10.1364/OL.23.001683).

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We demonstrate that appropriately designed doped multi-mode fibers provide robust single mode output when used within a fiber laser cavity. Using a novel large mode area fiber we demonstrate record single mode (M2 < 1.2) pulse energies of > 0.5mJ from a Q-switched fiber laser and even higher pulse energies (as high as 0.85mJ) with slightly compromised spatial mode quality (M2 < 2.0). The approach offers significant scope for extending the range of single mode output powers and energies achievable from fiber laser/amplifier systems.

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Published date: 1998

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Local EPrints ID: 77859
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/77859
ISSN: 0146-9592
PURE UUID: ceaae038-6d61-443e-9084-527717254c19
ORCID for D.J. Richardson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7751-1058

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Author: H.L. Offerhaus
Author: N.G.R. Broderick
Author: D.J. Richardson ORCID iD
Author: R.A. Sammut
Author: J. Caplen
Author: L. Dong

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