High-beam-quality narrow-linewidth 13W continuous-wave fiber-based source at 970 nm

Kavita Devi; S. Chaitanya Kumar; M. Ebrahim-Zadeh

doi:10.1117/12.922087

16 May 2012 High-beam-quality narrow-linewidth 13W continuous-wave fiber-based source at 970 nm

Kavita Devi, S. Chaitanya Kumar, M. Ebrahim-Zadeh

Proceedings Volume 8434, Nonlinear Optics and Applications VI; 843405 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.922087
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2012, Brussels, Belgium

Abstract

We demonstrate a high-power fiber-laser-based source of continuous-wave (cw), linearly-polarized radiation at 970 nm in a simple, compact, and practical design. Using direct single-pass second-harmonic-generation (SP-SHG) of a cw thulium fiber laser at 1940 nm in a 40-mm-long periodically-poled LiNbO₃(PPLN) crystal, we have generated 13.1 W of output power at 970 nm for a fundamental power of 40 W. We achieved conversion efficiency as high as 32.7%. The generated second-harmonic output exhibits a passive power stability better than 1.4% (1σ value) over 1 hour, has a linewidth better than 0.3 nm, and a TEM₀₀ spatial beam profile with M²<1.6. We further performed relevant theoretical calculations for the characterization of SP-SHG in the crystal.

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Kavita Devi, S. Chaitanya Kumar, and M. Ebrahim-Zadeh "High-beam-quality narrow-linewidth 13W continuous-wave fiber-based source at 970 nm", Proc. SPIE 8434, Nonlinear Optics and Applications VI, 843405 (16 May 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.922087

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