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Multi-kilowatt single-mode ytterbium-doped large-core fiber laser

Multi-kilowatt single-mode ytterbium-doped large-core fiber laser
Multi-kilowatt single-mode ytterbium-doped large-core fiber laser
We have demonstrated a highly efficient cladding-pumped ytterbium-doped fiber laser, generating >2.1 kW of continuous-wave output power at 1.1 µm with 74% slope efficiency with respect to launched pump power. The beam quality factor (M2) was better than 1.2. The maximum output power was only limited by available pump power, showing no evidence of roll-over even at the highest output power. We present data on how the beam quality depends on the fiber parameter, based on our current and past fiber laser developments. We also discuss the ultimate power-capability of our fiber in terms of thermal management, Raman nonlinear scattering, and material damage, and estimate it to 10 kW
1226-4776
416-422
Jeong, Yoonchan
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Boyland, Alexander J.
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Sahu, Jayanta K.
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Chung, Seung-Hwan
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Nilsson, Johan
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Payne, David N.
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Jeong, Yoonchan
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Boyland, Alexander J.
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Sahu, Jayanta K.
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Chung, Seung-Hwan
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Nilsson, Johan
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Jeong, Yoonchan, Boyland, Alexander J., Sahu, Jayanta K., Chung, Seung-Hwan, Nilsson, Johan and Payne, David N. (2009) Multi-kilowatt single-mode ytterbium-doped large-core fiber laser. Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, 13 (4), 416-422. (doi:10.3807/JOSK.2009.13.4.416).

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We have demonstrated a highly efficient cladding-pumped ytterbium-doped fiber laser, generating >2.1 kW of continuous-wave output power at 1.1 µm with 74% slope efficiency with respect to launched pump power. The beam quality factor (M2) was better than 1.2. The maximum output power was only limited by available pump power, showing no evidence of roll-over even at the highest output power. We present data on how the beam quality depends on the fiber parameter, based on our current and past fiber laser developments. We also discuss the ultimate power-capability of our fiber in terms of thermal management, Raman nonlinear scattering, and material damage, and estimate it to 10 kW

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Published date: December 2009
Additional Information: Invited
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 163437
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/163437
ISSN: 1226-4776
PURE UUID: 4ba0e006-79eb-471e-82e5-e58ac7625bf1
ORCID for Jayanta K. Sahu: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3560-6152
ORCID for Johan Nilsson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1691-7959

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Date deposited: 25 Oct 2010 07:36
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 02:45

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Author: Yoonchan Jeong
Author: Alexander J. Boyland
Author: Jayanta K. Sahu ORCID iD
Author: Seung-Hwan Chung
Author: Johan Nilsson ORCID iD
Author: David N. Payne

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