Wavelength dependence of maximal diffraction-limited output power of fiber lasers

Hans-Jürgen Otto; Norbert Modsching; Cesar Jauregui; Jens Limpert; Andreas Tünnermann

doi:10.1117/12.2076894

4 March 2015 Wavelength dependence of maximal diffraction-limited output power of fiber lasers

Hans-Jürgen Otto, Norbert Modsching, Cesar Jauregui, Jens Limpert, Andreas Tünnermann

Proceedings Volume 9344, Fiber Lasers XII: Technology, Systems, and Applications; 93441Y (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2076894
Event: SPIE LASE, 2015, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

The threshold-like onset of mode instabilities is currently the main limitation for the scaling of the average output power of fiber-laser systems with diffraction limited beam quality. In this contribution wavelength shifting of the seed signal has been experimentally investigated in order to mitigate mode instabilities. Against the expectations, it is experimentally shown that the highest mode instabilities threshold is reached around 1030 nm and not for the smallest wavelength separation between pump and signal wavelength. This finding implies that the quantum defect is not the sole significant source for thermal heating in the fiber.

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Hans-Jürgen Otto, Norbert Modsching, Cesar Jauregui, Jens Limpert, and Andreas Tünnermann "Wavelength dependence of maximal diffraction-limited output power of fiber lasers", Proc. SPIE 9344, Fiber Lasers XII: Technology, Systems, and Applications, 93441Y (4 March 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2076894

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