Integrated 100 W thulium fiber MOPA system

Lawrence Shah; R. Andrew Sims; Pankaj Kadwani; Christina C. C. Willis; Joshua B. Bradford; Zachary Roth; Aaron Pung; Menelous Poutous; Eric G. Johnson; Martin Richardson

doi:10.1117/12.925411

7 May 2012 Integrated 100 W thulium fiber MOPA system

Lawrence Shah, R. Andrew Sims, Pankaj Kadwani, Christina C. C. Willis, Joshua B. Bradford, Zachary Roth, Aaron Pung, Menelous Poutous, Eric G. Johnson, Martin Richardson

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Proceedings Volume 8381, Laser Technology for Defense and Security VIII; 83810Z (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925411
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2012, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

We have developed an integrated Tm:fiber master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) system producing 100 W output power, with sub-nm spectral linewidth at -10 dB level, >10 dB polarization extinction ratio, and diffraction-limited beam quality. This system consists of polarization maintaining fiber, spliced together with fiberized pump combiners, isolators and mode field adaptors. Recent advances in PM fibers and components in the 2 μm wavelength regime have enabled the performance of this integrated high power system; however further development is still required to provide polarized output approaching kilowatt average power.

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Lawrence Shah, R. Andrew Sims, Pankaj Kadwani, Christina C. C. Willis, Joshua B. Bradford, Zachary Roth, Aaron Pung, Menelous Poutous, Eric G. Johnson, and Martin Richardson "Integrated 100 W thulium fiber MOPA system", Proc. SPIE 8381, Laser Technology for Defense and Security VIII, 83810Z (7 May 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925411

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