High Energy Pulsed Sources from Infrared to UV with Yb Rod Type fibers: Current Limits and Prospects

Philippe Roy (1) , Aurélien Benoit (1) , Dia Darwich (1) , Raphaël Jamier (1) , Romain Dauliat (1) , Kay Schuster (2) , Stephan Grimm (2) , Julien Saby (3) , Damien Sangla (3) , François Salin (3)

1 XLIM-PHOT - Photonique Fibre et Sources Cohérentes
2 IPHT - Institute of Photonic Technology
3 Eolite Systems

We present current performances and limits of industrial high power rod-type LPF lasers in nanosecond and picosecond regime delivering high average power. To overcome current limitations, we propose improved inner microstructuration design.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Philippe Roy, Aurélien Benoit, Dia Darwich, Raphaël Jamier, Romain Dauliat, et al.. High Energy Pulsed Sources from Infrared to UV with Yb Rod Type fibers: Current Limits and Prospects. Advanced Photonics 2014: Specialty Optical Fibers & Applications, Jul 2014, Barcelone, Spain. ⟨hal-01025513⟩