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Peak Power Scaling of Nanosecond Pulses in Thulium based Fiber Lasers
| Title: | Peak Power Scaling of Nanosecond Pulses in Thulium based Fiber Lasers. |
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| Name(s): |
Gaida, Christian, Author Richardson, Martin, Committee Chair Shah, Lawrence, Committee Member Amezcua Correa, Rodrigo, Committee Member , Committee Member University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2013 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | Thulium based fiber lasers represent a promising alternative for pulse energy scaling and highpeak power generation with ytterbium based systems at 1 micrometer. Advantages of thulium arise fromthe operation at longer wavelengths and a large gain bandwidth (1.8-2.1 micrometer). Nonlinear effects,such as self phase modulation, stimulated Raman scattering and stimulated Brillouin scattering generally limit peak power scaling in fiber lasers. The longer wavelength of thulium fiber lasersand large mode field areas can significantly increase the nonlinear thresholds. Compared to 1 micrometer systems, thulium fiber lasers enable single mode guidance for two times larger mode field diameterin step index fibers. Similar behavior is expected for index guiding thulium doped photonic crystalfibers.In this work a novel thulium doped rod type photonic crystal fiber design with large mode field diameter (>50 micrometer) was first characterized in CW-lasing configuration and then utilized as finalamplifier in a two stage master oscillator power amplifier. The system generated MW-level peakpower at 6.5ns pulse duration and 1kHz repetition rate. This world record performance exemplifiesthe potential of thulium fiber lasers to supersede ytterbium based systems for very high peak powergeneration in the future.As part of this work a computer model for the transient simulation of pulsed amplification inthulium based fiber lasers was developed. The simulations are in good agreement with the experimentalresults. The computer model can be used for efficient optimization of future thulium basedfiber amplifier designs. | |
| Identifier: | CFE0004845 (IID), ucf:49699 (fedora) | |
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2013-08-01 M.S. Optics and Photonics, Optics and Photonics Masters This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): | Fiber Laser -- Fiber Amplifier -- Photonic Crystal Fiber -- Master Oscillator Power Amplifier -- Thulium | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0004845 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | campus 2018-08-15 | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
