All-solid-state neodymium-based single-frequency master-oscillator fiber power-amplifier system emitting 5.5 W of radiation at 1064 nm

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作者
Zawischa, I
Plamann, K
Fallnich, C
Welling, H
Zellmer, H
Tünnermann, A
机构
[1] Laser Zentrum Hannover, D-30419 Hannover, Germany
[2] Univ Jena, Inst Angew Phys, D-07743 Jena, Germany
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10.1364/OL.24.000469
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We demonstrate a master-oscillator fiber power-amplifier system consisting of a diode-pumped monolithic nonplanar ring oscillator as the master oscillator and a Nd:glass double-clad fiber as the power amplifier. The system emits up to 5.5 W of single-frequency radiation at a wavelength of 1064 nm with an M-2 value of similar to 1.1. The optical emission spectrum is investigated with respect to the background of residual amplified spontaneous emission. Spectrally resolved amplitude-noise behavior is examined. Further power-scaling possibilities are discussed. (C) 1999 Optical Society of America.
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