• High Power Laser Science and Engineering
  • Vol. 4, Issue 1, 010000e3 (2016)
Ren′e Platz, Bernd Eppich, Juliane Rieprich, Wolfgang Pittroff, G¨otz Erbert, and Paul Crump
Author Affiliations
  • Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut f¨ur H¨ochstfrequenztechnik, Gustav-Kirchhoff-Stra?e 4, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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    DOI: 10.1017/hpl.2016.5 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Ren′e Platz, Bernd Eppich, Juliane Rieprich, Wolfgang Pittroff, G¨otz Erbert, Paul Crump. High duty cycle, highly efficient fiber coupled 940-nm pump module for high-energy solid-state lasers[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2016, 4(1): 010000e3 Copy Citation Text show less
    Single stack element.
    Fig. 1. Single stack element.
    3.6 kW stack subassembly with fast-axis collimation.
    Fig. 2. 3.6 kW stack subassembly with fast-axis collimation.
    Optical simulation of the 6 kW fiber coupling system.
    Fig. 3. Optical simulation of the 6 kW fiber coupling system.
    Measured beam profile near the focus plane, which is identical with the coupling plane. The plotted circle corresponds to the fiber core diameter.
    Fig. 4. Measured beam profile near the focus plane, which is identical with the coupling plane. The plotted circle corresponds to the fiber core diameter.
    Measured caustic of the focused laser beam.
    Fig. 5. Measured caustic of the focused laser beam.
    6 kW pump module with 1.9 mm high-power fiber. Dimensions without fiber: 68 cm $\times$ 32 cm $\times$ 20 cm.
    Fig. 6. 6 kW pump module with 1.9 mm high-power fiber. Dimensions without fiber: 68 cm $\times$ 32 cm $\times$ 20 cm.
    Power characteristics of the pump module (out of fiber).
    Fig. 7. Power characteristics of the pump module (out of fiber).
    Peak output power (a) and spectral distribution (b) of the pump module depending on duty cycle.
    Fig. 8. Peak output power (a) and spectral distribution (b) of the pump module depending on duty cycle.
    Number of emitters 28
    Operating current 140 A
    Pulse width 1 ms
    Repetition rate 100–200 Hz
    Peak power 3.6 kW
    Electro-optical efficiency 60%
    Vertical BPP${<}$90 mm mrad ($M^{2}<300$)
    Lateral BPP${<}$90 mm mrad ($M^{2}<300$)
    Table 1. Typical stack data (measured).
    Ren′e Platz, Bernd Eppich, Juliane Rieprich, Wolfgang Pittroff, G¨otz Erbert, Paul Crump. High duty cycle, highly efficient fiber coupled 940-nm pump module for high-energy solid-state lasers[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2016, 4(1): 010000e3
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