Single polarization picosecond fiber MOPA power scaled to beyond 500 W
Single polarization picosecond fiber MOPA power scaled to beyond 500 W
We demonstrate a gain-switched diode-seeded, ytterbium-doped fiber based master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) system, capable of delivering 2.4µJ, 35ps pulses at a repetition frequency of 215MHz in a single-polarization, close to diffraction limited beam. We are aware that the corresponding average power of > 500W is a record for such a MOPA system. Further pulse energy scaling was limited primarily by the onset of nonlinear effects such as self-phase modulation and stimulated Raman scattering which led to a compromised pulse quality at higher peak powers (> 70kW).
Teh, Peh Siong
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Alam, Shaif-ul
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Lewis, Richard J.
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Richardson, David J.
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6 June 2014
Teh, Peh Siong
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Alam, Shaif-ul
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Lewis, Richard J.
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Richardson, David J.
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Teh, Peh Siong, Alam, Shaif-ul, Lewis, Richard J. and Richardson, David J.
(2014)
Single polarization picosecond fiber MOPA power scaled to beyond 500 W.
Laser Physics Letters, 11 (8), [85103].
(doi:10.1088/1612-2011/11/8/085103).
Abstract
We demonstrate a gain-switched diode-seeded, ytterbium-doped fiber based master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) system, capable of delivering 2.4µJ, 35ps pulses at a repetition frequency of 215MHz in a single-polarization, close to diffraction limited beam. We are aware that the corresponding average power of > 500W is a record for such a MOPA system. Further pulse energy scaling was limited primarily by the onset of nonlinear effects such as self-phase modulation and stimulated Raman scattering which led to a compromised pulse quality at higher peak powers (> 70kW).
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Accepted/In Press date: 19 May 2014
Published date: 6 June 2014
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Local EPrints ID: 378510
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/378510
ISSN: 1612-2011
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