High-power 83W holmium-doped silica fiber laser operating with high beam quality

Stuart D. Jackson, Alex Hemming, Shayne Bennetts, David G. Lancaster

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Abstract

A high-power 83W cladding-pumped Tm3+-Ho3+-doped silica fiber laser is reported. Using bidirectional 793 nm diode pumping, a maximum slope efficiency of 42% was produced after a threshold launched pump power of 12W was exceeded. The laser operated at wavelengths near 2105 nm with moderate beam quality, i.e., M2~1.5. Further power scaling of the fiber laser was limited by thermal failure of the fiber ends.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)241-243
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume32
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2007
Externally publishedYes

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