Electronics Letters · 2000 · 83 citations · 3 references
Natural SciencesElectrical EngineeringMaterials ScienceOptical MaterialsOptoelectronicsPhotonicsFiber OpticsLaser OpticsLaser PhysicsOptical FibersOptical SourcesRare-earth-doped MaterialsDoped Fiber MaterialsFiber LasersHigh-power LasersLaser EfficiencyPump EfficiencyPump OperationSilica Fiber MaterialsSingle-mode Optical Fibers
Continuous-wave operation of a double-clad Tm-doped silica fibre laser at 2 µm, pumped by two beam-shaped diode bars, yielded an output power of 14 W in a singlemode (M2 < 1.1) beam for 36.5 W of launched pump power at 787 nm. The slope efficiency with respect to launched diode power was ~46%.
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Two-mirror beam-shaping technique for high-power diode bars
W.A. Clarkson, D.C. Hanna · Optics Letters · 1996 · 206 citations
Spectroscopic and Laser Properties of Tm-Doped YAG at 2μm
T. W. Becker, R. Clausen, G. Hüber et al. · Advanced Solid-State Lasers · 1989 · 10 citations
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