Power-scaling a Mid-IR OPA-pumped Acetylene-filled Hollow-Core Photonic Crystal Fiber Laser

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Authors

Neda Dadashzadeh · Kansas State University

M. P. Thirugnanasambandam · Kansas State University

Kushan Weerasinghe · Kansas State University

Benoît Debord · Université de Limoges

Matthieu Chafer · Université de Limoges

Frédéric Gérôme · Université de Limoges

F. Benabid ·

Abstract

We report the highest pulse energy from a mid-IR acetylene-filled hollow-core fiber laser. The 1.41 μJ, ns pulses are emitted at 3.11 μm and 3.17 μm with 30 Hz repetition rate, ~20% overall efficiency at 9.8 torr.

Topics & Keywords

Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Volume 19, pp. STh4O.1-STh4O.1

DOI: 10.1364/cleo_si.2016.sth4o.1

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