Advanced Splicing and High-Resolution Imaging Facility for High Power PCF Laser Fabrication

Abstract

Monolithic fiber lasers systems are highly desirable for defense and industrial applications due to their excellent beam quality, high efficiency, ruggedness, and compactness. Photonic crystal fibers (PCF) with large mode field diameters are a promising technology for further power scaling of current high power fiber lasers and amplifiers. However, the integration of PCFs into efficient and reliable all-fiber laser systems is a significant challenge. Firstly, high-performance PCF required for high power operation are difficult to manufacture. Secondly, PCF splicing and fused components processing (pump combiners, mode adaptors, output couplers, and end caps) require nonconventional splicing technologies. High power fiber laser development for the nation's high energy laser program, is a core component of the Townes Laser Institute (TLI).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 2014
Accession Number
ADA618982

Entities

People

  • Axel Schuelzgen
  • Lawrence Shah
  • Martin Richardson
  • Rodrigo Amezcua-correa

Organizations

  • University of Central Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Carbon Dioxide Lasers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • High Resolution
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Mathematics
  • Microscopes
  • Optical Fiber Lasers
  • Optical Fibers
  • Optics
  • Photonic Crystals
  • Students
  • Technology Transfer

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy