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40-W 200-ns 300-kHz Thulium-doped Fiber Laser at 2050 nm

  • Received : 2021.07.09
  • Accepted : 2021.09.02
  • Published : 2021.10.25
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Abstract

A 40-W 200-ns 300-kHz thulium-doped fiber laser at 2050 nm with a master oscillator power amplifier configuration was developed, for application to lithium-isotope separation. The master oscillator generated a 5.35 W continuous-wave beam, which the pulse generator then broke into 200-ns pulses at 300 kHz. Then, the laser beam was amplified by passing through a two-stage amplifier. The output power finally obtained was 42.0 W at 2050 nm, and was stable for a long time, over 2 hours. In spite of this achievement, mode instability was observed in the output beam. This can be solved in the future by using a method such as tight coiling.

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This work was supported by the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) granted by the Korean government [Project no.: 524430-21].

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