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28 February 2014 Coilable single crystals fibers of doped-YAG for high power laser applications
Nazila Soleimani, Bennett Ponting, Eminet Gebremichael, Antoine Ribuot, Gisele Maxwell
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Single crystal fibers are an intermediate between laser crystals and doped glass fibers. They have the advantages of both guiding laser light and matching the efficiencies found in bulk crystals, which is making them ideal candidates for high-power laser and fiber laser applications. This work focuses on the growth of a flexible fiber with a core of dopant (Er, Nd, Yb, etc…) that will exhibit good wave guiding properties. Direct growth or a combination of growth and cladding experiments are described. Scattering loss measurements at visible wavelengths along with dopant profile characterization are also presented. Laser characterization for these fibers is in progress.
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Nazila Soleimani, Bennett Ponting, Eminet Gebremichael, Antoine Ribuot, and Gisele Maxwell "Coilable single crystals fibers of doped-YAG for high power laser applications", Proc. SPIE 8959, Solid State Lasers XXIII: Technology and Devices, 895903 (28 February 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2048214
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KEYWORDS
Optical fibers

Crystals

YAG lasers

Scattering

Fiber lasers

Laser crystals

Neodymium

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