Damage mechanisms in components for fiber lasers and amplifiers

Adrian Carter; Bryce N. Samson; Kanishka Tankala; David P. Machewirth; Victor Khitrov; Upendra H. Manyam; Francois Gonthier; Francois Seguin

doi:10.1117/12.592015

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21 February 2005 Damage mechanisms in components for fiber lasers and amplifiers

Adrian Carter, Bryce N. Samson, Kanishka Tankala, David P. Machewirth, Victor Khitrov, Upendra H. Manyam, Francois Gonthier, Francois Seguin

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Proceedings Volume 5647, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2004; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.592015
Event: Boulder Damage Symposium XXXVI, 2004, Boulder, Colorado, United States

Abstract

In this paper we review the damage mechanisms that need to be considered when building high power fibre lasers. More specifically we look at thermal issues, optically induced coating damage, bulk and surface damage thresholds of the host glass. We also discuss the reliability of tapered fibre bundles and Bragg gratings at these power densities.

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Adrian Carter, Bryce N. Samson, Kanishka Tankala, David P. Machewirth, Victor Khitrov, Upendra H. Manyam, Francois Gonthier, and Francois Seguin "Damage mechanisms in components for fiber lasers and amplifiers", Proc. SPIE 5647, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2004, (21 February 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.592015

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