Dr. Jim J. Morehead Profile

Dr. Jim J. Morehead

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2016 Paper

Advances in high-power 9XXnm laser diodes for pumping fiber lasers

Jay Skidmore, Matthew Peters, Victor Rossin, James Guo, Yan Xiao, Jane Cheng, Allen Shieh, Raman Srinivasan, Jaspreet Singh, Cailin Wei, Richard Duesterberg, James Morehead, Erik Zucker

Proceedings Volume 9733, 97330B (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2213677

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Fiber lasers, Reliability, Diodes, Multiplexing, Continuous wave operation, High power lasers, Laser development, Polarization, Near field optics, Fiber couplers, Fiber coupled lasers

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Proceedings Article | 16 February 2012 Paper

1.2-kW single-mode fiber laser based on 100-W high-brightness pump diodes

Hongbo Yu, Dahv A. Kliner, Kai-Hsiu Liao, Jeff Segall, Martin Muendel, James Morehead, Jane Shen, Matt Kutsuris, Johnny Luu, Justin Franke, Kelvin Nguyen, Dave Woods, Fred Vance, David Vecht, David Meng, Richard Duesterberg, Lei Xu, Jay Skidmore, Matthew Peters, Nicolas Guerin, James Guo, Jane Cheng, Jihua Du, Brad Johnson, Dongliang Yin, Allen Hsieh, Peter Cheng, Abdullah Demir, Jason Cai, Rupa Gurram, Kong-Weng Lee, Reddy Raju, Daniel Zou, Raman Srinivasan, Mandeep Saini, Laura Zavala, Victor Rossin, Erik Zucker, Hiroaki Ishiguro, Hiroshi Sako

Proceedings Volume 8237, 82370G (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.908454

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Diodes, Fiber Bragg gratings, Modulation, Laser cutting, Semiconductor lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Multiplexing, Carbon dioxide lasers, Single mode fibers

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Proceedings Article | 22 February 2011 Paper

Fused fiber pump and signal combiners for a 4-kW ytterbium fiber laser

Martin Muendel, Roger Farrow, Kai-Hsiu Liao, Dirk Woll, Johnny Luu, Chris Zhang, James Morehead, Jeff Segall, Jeff Gregg, Kuochou Tai, Boris Kharlamov, Hongbo Yu, Lawrence Myers

Proceedings Volume 7914, 791431 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.877572

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Ytterbium, Semiconductor lasers, Fiber coupled lasers, Signal attenuation, Laser applications, Laser systems engineering, Current controlled current source, Multimode fibers, Cladding

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Proceedings Article | 22 February 2011 Paper

4-kW fiber laser for metal cutting and welding

Dahv A. Kliner, Kwang Chong, Justin Franke, Thomas Gordon, Jeff Gregg, Wolfgang Gries, Helen Hu, Hiroaki Ishiguro, Vincent Issier, Boris Kharlamov, Andrea Kliner, Masanao Kobayashi, Kai-Hsiu Liao, Juan Lugo, Johnny Luu, David Meng, James Morehead, Martin Muendel, Lawrence Myers, Kelvin Nguyen, Hiroshi Sako, Kyle Schneider, Jeff Segall, Katherine Shigeoka, Raman Srinivasan, Derek Tucker, Dirk Woll, David Woods, Hongbo Yu, Chris Zhang

Proceedings Volume 7914, 791418 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.877691

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Laser cutting, Metals, Aluminum, Carbon dioxide lasers, Diodes, Copper, Titanium, Head, Laser development

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Proceedings Article | 11 February 2011 Paper

Nearly circular pump guides

James Morehead, Martin Muendel

Proceedings Volume 7914, 79142Y (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.877211

KEYWORDS: Modulation, Absorption, Cladding, Ray tracing, Bessel functions, Fiber lasers, Waveguides, Optical fibers, Astatine, Ions

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Proceedings Article | 17 February 2010 Paper

Intra-cavity frequency doubled Nd:YAG laser with dual-stability-range cavity emitting high power near-diffraction-limited radiation in CW and Q-switched mode

Dirk Woll, Jeffrey Gregg, James Lefort, James Morehead, Jennifer Lindahl

Proceedings Volume 7578, 75781P (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.840774

KEYWORDS: Q switching, Continuous wave operation, Mirrors, Q switched lasers, Nonlinear crystals, Nd:YAG lasers, Crystals, Second-harmonic generation, Laser resonators

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Proceedings Article | 22 February 2008 Paper

Q-switched fiber lasers with controlled pulse shape

J. Feve, J. Morehead, S. Makki, J. Franke, M. Muendel, C. Wang, G. Zhao

Proceedings Volume 6873, 68730D (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.761874

KEYWORDS: Q switching, Bragg cells, Oscillators, Amplifiers, Q switched fiber lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Fiber lasers, Optical amplifiers, Fiber amplifiers, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 14 February 2008 Paper

High-power gain-enhanced internally frequency-converted Q-switched Nd:YAG lasers

Loren Eyres, James Morehead, Jeffrey Gregg, Shannon Gomes

Proceedings Volume 6871, 68711N (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.776978

KEYWORDS: Q switching, Ultraviolet radiation, Pulsed laser operation, Crystals, Q switched lasers, Polarization, Nd:YAG lasers, Laser crystals, Second-harmonic generation, Frequency conversion

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Proceedings Article | 28 February 2006 Paper

Advances in high-power harmonic generation: Q-switched lasers with electronically adjustable pulse width

Loren Eyres, James Morehead, Jeffrey Gregg, Derek Richard, William Grossman

Proceedings Volume 6100, 61001B (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.661034

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, Q switching, Q switched lasers, Energy efficiency, Harmonic generation, Laser resonators, Laser stabilization, High power lasers, Nd:YAG lasers, Frequency conversion

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Proceedings Article | 12 April 2005 Paper

Measurement techniques for laser parameters relevant to materials processing

Mark Arbore, David Balsley, James Morehead, Frank Adams, Werner Wiechmann, Jeffrey Kmetec, Yidong Zhou, William Grossman

Proceedings Volume 5713, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.588710

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, Ultraviolet radiation, Modulation, Laser processing, Materials processing, Laser stabilization, Solid state lasers, Harmonic generation, Signal detection, Infrared lasers

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2004 Paper

>10-W fiber laser source with 0.5-5 MHz repetition rate and 0.5-1.5 nsec pulse width

Thomas Kane, Laura Smoliar, Frank Adams, Mark Arbore, David Balsley, Mark Byer, George Conway, William Grossman, Gregory Keaton, Jeffrey Kmetec, Manuel Leonardo, James Morehead, Werner Wiechmann

Proceedings Volume 5662, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.596377

KEYWORDS: Q switched lasers, Fiber lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Electronics, Semiconductor lasers, Micromachining, Neodymium, Diodes, Neodymium lasers, Fiber amplifiers

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