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12 March 2024 High gain and output power from a novel 17/125 – 56/400 PM Yb-doped tapered double-clad fiber
V. Roy, M. Boivin, B. Labranche, S. Lavoie, S. Deshaies, Q. Martineau, A. Dubé, L. Desbiens, M. Deladurantaye, A. Proulx, Y. Taillon
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Abstract
A polarization-maintaining ytterbium-doped tapered double-cladding fiber was made from an aluminophosphosilicate glass preform, with core/cladding diameters of 17/125 μm and 56/400 µm at the small and large ends of the flared section, respectively. Amplifier gain exceeding 50 dB and average output power beyond 200 W were simultaneously achieved after the 1032-nm seed laser, while amplified spontaneous emission was measured ⪅ 1% of total output power. This fiber also yields an optical efficiency close to 90%, near diffraction-limited output with M2 ⪅ 1.2 and polarization extinction ratio ⪆ 18 dB. The newly developed fiber holds the potential to combine two successive amplifier stages in a single device, with foreseen benefits for ultrafast fiber amplifiers and laser harmonics generation.
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(2024) Published by SPIE. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.
V. Roy, M. Boivin, B. Labranche, S. Lavoie, S. Deshaies, Q. Martineau, A. Dubé, L. Desbiens, M. Deladurantaye, A. Proulx, and Y. Taillon "High gain and output power from a novel 17/125 – 56/400 PM Yb-doped tapered double-clad fiber", Proc. SPIE 12865, Fiber Lasers XXI: Technology and Systems, 1286514 (12 March 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3000373
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KEYWORDS
Fiber amplifiers

Fiber lasers

Transverse mode instability

Laser systems engineering

Oscillators

Ytterbium

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