Dr. Kevin F. Farley Profile

Dr. Kevin F. Farley

Manager of Fiber Technology

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Publications (8)

Proceedings Article | 7 March 2017 Presentation + Paper

Design optimization of Tm-doped large-mode area fibers for power scaling of 2 µm lasers and amplifiers

C. Jollivet, K. Farley, M. Conroy, H. Dabhi, J. Edgecumbe, A. Carter, K. Tankala

Proceedings Volume 10083, 100830I (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2250549

KEYWORDS: Fiber amplifiers, Amplifiers, Specialty optical fibers, Doping, Refractive index, Fusion splicing, Optical fibers, Optical amplifiers, Waveguides, Diffusion, Optical testing, Laser systems engineering, Thermal effects

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Proceedings Article | 22 April 2016 Paper

Specialty flat-top beam delivery fibers with controlled beam parameter product

C. Jollivet, K. Farley, M. Conroy, J. Abramczyk, S. Belke, F. Becker, K. Tankala

Proceedings Volume 9727, 97270T (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2209348

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Beam shaping, Beam controllers, Specialty optical fibers, Beam delivery, Beam homogenizers, High power fiber lasers, Diodes, Materials processing, Multimode fibers, Optical testing, Laser applications, Standards development, Semiconductor lasers

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2016 Paper

Novel beam delivery fibers for delivering flat-top beams with controlled BPP for high power CW and pulsed laser applications

C. Jollivet, K. Farley, M. Conroy, J. Abramczyk, S. Belke, F. Becker, K. Tankala

Proceedings Volume 9728, 97283D (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2212705

KEYWORDS: Beam delivery, Specialty optical fibers, Fiber lasers, Laser applications, Materials processing, Continuous wave operation, Beam controllers, High power fiber lasers, Laser systems engineering, Optical fibers, Signal attenuation, Laser cutting, Beam shaping

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Proceedings Article | 12 March 2014 Paper

Optical fiber designs for beam shaping

Kevin Farley, Michael Conroy, Chih-Hao Wang, Jaroslaw Abramczyk, Stuart Campbell, George Oulundsen, Kanishka Tankala

Proceedings Volume 8961, 89612U (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2041992

KEYWORDS: Beam delivery, Beam shaping, Fiber lasers, Optical fibers, Near field, Gaussian beams, Laser systems engineering, Optical design, Laser applications, Refractive index

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2014 Paper

Performance of kW class fiber amplifiers spanning a broad range of wavelengths: 1028~1100nm

Ye Huang, John Edgecumbe, Jianwu Ding, Roger Holten, Peyman Ahmadi, Chih-Hao Wang, Cyril Guintrand, Kevin Farley, Scott Christensen, Kanishka Tankala

Proceedings Volume 8961, 89612K (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2042002

KEYWORDS: Amplifiers, Fiber amplifiers, Absorption, Polarization, Fiber lasers, Phase modulation, Single mode fibers, High power fiber amplifiers, Continuous wave operation, Optical amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 4 May 2010 Paper

kW level narrow linewidth Yb fiber amplifiers for beam combining

Victor Khitrov, Kevin Farley, Ryan Leveille, Joshua Galipeau, Imtiaz Majid, Scott Christensen, Bryce Samson, Kanishka Tankala

Proceedings Volume 7686, 76860A (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.862648

KEYWORDS: Fiber amplifiers, Optical amplifiers, Amplifiers, Fiber lasers, Ytterbium, Laser damage threshold, Absorption, Diodes, Optical properties, Laser development

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Proceedings Article | 17 February 2010 Paper

Mitigation of photodegradation in 790nm-pumped Tm-doped fibers

G. Frith, A. Carter, B. Samson, J. Faroni, K. Farley, K. Tankala, G. Town

Proceedings Volume 7580, 75800A (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.846230

KEYWORDS: Thulium, Fiber lasers, Absorption, Upconversion, Ions, Silica, Optical fibers, Energy transfer, Chromium, Reliability

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Proceedings Article | 2 October 2008 Paper

Latest developments in 790nm-pumped Tm-doped fibre laser systems for DIRCM applications

G. Frith, T. McComb, B. Samson, W. Torruellas, A. Carter, J. Farroni, K. Farley, K. Tankala

Proceedings Volume 7115, 711507 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.800415

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Fiber lasers, Fiber amplifiers, Laser systems engineering, Absorption, Amplifiers, Directed infrared countermeasures, Laser applications, Cladding, Pulsed laser operation

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