Power-scalable internal frequency doubling scheme for continuous-wave fiber lasers
Power-scalable internal frequency doubling scheme for continuous-wave fiber lasers
We describe a simple power-scalable concept for efficient second harmonic generation in a cladding-pumped continuous-wave fiber laser. Our approach makes use of an internal resonant enhancement cavity to increase the intracavity power and second harmonic conversion efficiency without the need for active cavity length control and stabilization. This technique has been applied to a cladding-pumped Yb-doped fiber laser yielding 15 W of linearly-polarized continuous-wave green output (at 540 nm) for 90 W of absorbed diode-pump power (at 975 nm). The internal conversion efficiency of the laser with respect to the fundamental power entering the enhancement cavity was >63%. The prospects for further improvement in performance with respect to conversion efficiency and output power will be discussed.
Cieslak, Rafal
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Clarkson, W.A.
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Cieslak, Rafal
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Clarkson, W.A.
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Cieslak, Rafal and Clarkson, W.A.
(2011)
Power-scalable internal frequency doubling scheme for continuous-wave fiber lasers.
SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, United States.
22 - 27 Jan 2011.
2 pp
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Abstract
We describe a simple power-scalable concept for efficient second harmonic generation in a cladding-pumped continuous-wave fiber laser. Our approach makes use of an internal resonant enhancement cavity to increase the intracavity power and second harmonic conversion efficiency without the need for active cavity length control and stabilization. This technique has been applied to a cladding-pumped Yb-doped fiber laser yielding 15 W of linearly-polarized continuous-wave green output (at 540 nm) for 90 W of absorbed diode-pump power (at 975 nm). The internal conversion efficiency of the laser with respect to the fundamental power entering the enhancement cavity was >63%. The prospects for further improvement in performance with respect to conversion efficiency and output power will be discussed.
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e-pub ahead of print date: January 2011
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7914-118
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SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, United States, 2011-01-22 - 2011-01-27
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Optoelectronics Research Centre
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Local EPrints ID: 341827
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/341827
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Rafal Cieslak
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W.A. Clarkson
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