Investigation of a large core 976nm Yb fiber laser for high brightness fiber-based pump sources

Martin Leich; Matthias Jäger; Stephan Grimm; Jan Dellith; Denny Hoh; Sylvia Jetschke; Martin Becker; Alexander Hartung; Tina Eschrich; Jens Kobelke; Hartmut Bartelt

doi:10.1117/12.2039169

7 March 2014 Investigation of a large core 976nm Yb fiber laser for high brightness fiber-based pump sources

Martin Leich, Matthias Jäger, Stephan Grimm, Jan Dellith, Denny Hoh, Sylvia Jetschke, Martin Becker, Alexander Hartung, Tina Eschrich, Jens Kobelke, Hartmut Bartelt

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Proceedings Volume 8961, Fiber Lasers XI: Technology, Systems, and Applications; 89610Z (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2039169
Event: SPIE LASE, 2014, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

We demonstrate three-level laser operation at 976 nm of a large-core Yb-doped aluminosilicate fiber, which is fabricated by powder-sinter technology and shows a very homogeneous refractive index profile. The investigated fiber has a core diameter of 126 μm and a numerical aperture of 0.18, well-matched to standard fiber coupled pump diodes. The core composition has been optimized to reduce photodarkening effects. Multimode and single mode operation with multiple Watts output power is presented for this fiber making it useful for the realization of high brightness fiber coupled pump sources.

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Martin Leich, Matthias Jäger, Stephan Grimm, Jan Dellith, Denny Hoh, Sylvia Jetschke, Martin Becker, Alexander Hartung, Tina Eschrich, Jens Kobelke, and Hartmut Bartelt "Investigation of a large core 976nm Yb fiber laser for high brightness fiber-based pump sources", Proc. SPIE 8961, Fiber Lasers XI: Technology, Systems, and Applications, 89610Z (7 March 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2039169

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