Abstract
Two main factors that limit the output power from a single fiber laser are damage threshold and the threshold for nonlinear effects. In order to increase the output power it is possible to either increase the effective single mode area of the fiber [1], or to combine several fiber laser sources [2,3]. Currently the largest single mode fibers are commercially available rod-type photonic crystal fiber (PCF) with core diameters up to 100 μm. Nevertheless, also with these PCFs the power is limited by the self-focusing limit in Silica. In the past decade it has been significant interest in passive coherent combining of both solid-state lasers and fiber lasers [3]. However, it was not done with high average and peak power PCF lasers, and specifically not with narrowband lasers.
Original language | English |
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DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2013 |
Event | 2013 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and International Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-IQEC 2013 - Munich, Germany Duration: 12 May 2013 → 16 May 2013 |
Conference
Conference | 2013 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and International Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-IQEC 2013 |
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Country/Territory | Germany |
City | Munich |
Period | 12/05/13 → 16/05/13 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering