High power two-micron fibre lasers

William A. Clarkson; A. Abdolvand; D. Y. Shen; R. A. Hayward; L. J. Cooper; R. B. Williams; J.  Nilsson

doi:10.1117/12.515806

High power two-micron fibre lasers

William A. Clarkson
, A. Abdolvand
, D. Y. Shen
, R. A. Hayward
, L. J. Cooper
, R. B. Williams
, J. Nilsson

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Abstract

A double-clad thulium-doped silica fibre laser, pumped by two beam-shaped diode-bars operating at 787-790nm, has yielded 14W of single-mode output at similar to2mum, with a slope efficiency with respect to launched power of 46%. Using a tunable laser configuration, comprising an external cavity with a diffraction grating, a maximum output power of 10.5W at 1921nm has been obtained, and wavelength tuning at multi-watt power levels over 215nm from 1855 to 2070nm has been demonstrated. The prospects for further improvement in performance will be discussed. In addition, a simple approach for further scaling of power levels from fibre lasers in the two-micron regime, based on intracavity wavelength combining of multiple fibre lasers is described. In a preliminary demonstration, four cladding-pumped thulium-doped silica fibre lasers are wavelength-combined yielding an output power >14W. The prospects for further increase in output power via this approach will be discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	XIV International Symposium on Gas Flow, Chemical Lasers, and High-Power Lasers
Editors	Krzysztof M. Abramski, Edward F. Plinski, Wieslaw Wolinski
Place of Publication	Bellingham
Publisher	SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering
Pages	482-489
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	0819449806
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.515806
Publication status	Published - 2003
Event	XIV International Symposium on Gas Flow, Chemical Lasers, and High-Power Lasers - Wroclaw, Poland Duration: 25 Aug 2002 → 30 Aug 2002

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE
Publisher	SPIE
Volume	5120

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Conference	XIV International Symposium on Gas Flow, Chemical Lasers, and High-Power Lasers
Country/Territory	Poland
City	Wroclaw
Period	25/08/02 → 30/08/02

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High power two-micron fibre lasers
Clarkson, W. A., Abdolvand, A., Shen, D. Y., Hayward, R. A., Cooper, L. J., Williams, R. B. & Nilsson, J., 2002.
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XIV International Symposium on Gas Flow, Chemical Lasers, and High-Power Lasers
Abdolvand, A. (Participant)
25 Aug 2002 → 30 Aug 2002
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Clarkson, W. A., Abdolvand, A., Shen, D. Y., Hayward, R. A., Cooper, L. J., Williams, R. B., & Nilsson, J. (2003). High power two-micron fibre lasers. In K. M. Abramski, E. F. Plinski, & W. Wolinski (Eds.), XIV International Symposium on Gas Flow, Chemical Lasers, and High-Power Lasers (pp. 482-489). (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 5120). SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.515806

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Clarkson, WA, Abdolvand, A, Shen, DY, Hayward, RA, Cooper, LJ, Williams, RB & Nilsson, J 2003, High power two-micron fibre lasers. in KM Abramski, EF Plinski & W Wolinski (eds), XIV International Symposium on Gas Flow, Chemical Lasers, and High-Power Lasers. Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 5120, SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering, Bellingham, pp. 482-489, XIV International Symposium on Gas Flow, Chemical Lasers, and High-Power Lasers, Wroclaw, Poland, 25/08/02. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.515806

High power two-micron fibre lasers. / Clarkson, William A.; Abdolvand, A.; Shen, D. Y. et al.
XIV International Symposium on Gas Flow, Chemical Lasers, and High-Power Lasers. ed. / Krzysztof M. Abramski; Edward F. Plinski; Wieslaw Wolinski. Bellingham: SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering, 2003. p. 482-489 (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 5120).

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Clarkson WA, Abdolvand A, Shen DY, Hayward RA, Cooper LJ, Williams RB et al. High power two-micron fibre lasers. In Abramski KM, Plinski EF, Wolinski W, editors, XIV International Symposium on Gas Flow, Chemical Lasers, and High-Power Lasers. Bellingham: SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering. 2003. p. 482-489. (Proceedings of SPIE). doi: 10.1117/12.515806

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