Progress in all-fiber components

D. J. DiGiovanni; A. D. Yablon; Y. Emori; C. Headley

doi:10.1117/12.661253

23 February 2006 Progress in all-fiber components

D. J. DiGiovanni, A. D. Yablon, Y. Emori, C. Headley

Proceedings Volume 6102, Fiber Lasers III: Technology, Systems, and Applications; 61021L (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.661253
Event: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2006, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Fiber lasers are attractive because they can avoid many problems associated with free-space optics. However, the large mode area required in high power fiber lasers and amplifiers causes several new difficulties in fiber and component design and in fusion assembly methods. Mode transformation technology allows optimization of the design of the gain fibers with independent control of the characteristics of the input and output beams. The quality of the output beam is decoupled from the mode shape in the gain fiber. Even with the desired signal properties, the high optical powers and multimode pump operation cause new issues with reliability of the fused fibers and components. To achieve high reliability operation, care must be taken to minimize and dissipate stray light.

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D. J. DiGiovanni, A. D. Yablon, Y. Emori, and C. Headley "Progress in all-fiber components", Proc. SPIE 6102, Fiber Lasers III: Technology, Systems, and Applications, 61021L (23 February 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.661253

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