Multi-kW peak power acousto-optically tunable thulium-doped fiber laser system

Opt Express. 2015 Mar 9;23(5):6754-62. doi: 10.1364/OE.23.006754.

Abstract

We demonstrate a core-pumped Q-switched thulium-doped fiber laser system with fast tunability capability over 100 nm without any movable part. With up to 7 kW peak power in a diffraction-limited beam, this source is well adapted for pumping a frequency agile mid-IR parametric oscillator or amplifier based on Quasi-Phase-Match single-period crystals.