All fiber-based single-frequency Q-switched laser pulses at 2 μm for LIDAR and remote sensing applications

Wei Shi, Eliot Petersen, Nick Moor, Arturo Chavez-Pirson, Nasser Peyghambarian

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10 Scopus citations

Abstract

We report an all fiber-based single-frequency Q-switched 2 μm pulsed laser based on highly Tm-doped germanate fiber by using a piezo to induce stress in fiber laser cavity. The pulse width of this Q-switched fiber laser can be tuned from 10's ns to sub-μs. The repetition rate can be tuned from 100 Hz to 100's kHz. The average power is ∼ mW-level, peak power wattlevel, and pulse energy 30-75 nJ without any amplifier. Moreover, this transform-limited fiber laser pulses has been scaled up to 220 μJ by using a newly developed SM PM highly Tm-doped germanate fiber 25/250μm for transform-limited 80 ns pulses at repetition rate 20 kHz. This narrow linewidth high energy MOPA-based pulsed fiber laser can be used for LIDAR and laser remote sensing.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationNanophotonics and Macrophotonics for Space Environments V
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
EventNanophotonics and Macrophotonics for Space Environments V - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: Aug 22 2011Aug 23 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8164
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Other

OtherNanophotonics and Macrophotonics for Space Environments V
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period8/22/118/23/11

Keywords

  • Q-switched Fiber laser
  • SBS-threshold
  • fiber amplifier
  • pulses
  • transform-limited

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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