Near-Gaussian Spatial Mode from a Mid-IR Acetylene-filled Hollow-Core 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 · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Matthieu Chafer · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Frédéric Gérôme · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

F. Benabid

Abstract

We report good beam quality with M2 = 1.14±0.02 for a 3μm output pulse energy of 1.15μJ from an acetylene-filled hollow-core fiber laser. Beam quality was characterized as a function of 3μm pulse energy.

Topics & Keywords

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

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

DOI: 10.1364/fio.2016.ftu1i.5

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