Abstract
We present a birefringent Yb-doped tapered double-clad fiber with a record core diameter of 96 μm. An impressive gain of over 38 dB was demonstrated for linearly polarized CW and pulsed sources at a wavelength of 1040 nm. For the CW regime the output power was70 W. For a mode-locked fiber laser a pulse energy of 28 μJ with 292 kW peak power was reached at an average output power of 28 W for a 1 MHz repetition rate. The tapered double-clad fiber has a high value of polarization extinction ratio at 30 dB and is capable of delivering the linearly polarized diffraction-limited beam (M2 = 1.09).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6581-6592 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Optics Express |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 19 Mar 2018 |
Publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Publication forum classification
- Publication forum level 2
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics