Abstract
We report the design and performance of a 2
$\mu$
m dual-stage polarization maintaining (PM) holmium-doped fiber amplifier (HDFA) operating in either continuous-wave (CW) or pulsed regime. The amplifier is pumped at 1860 nm, which offers a better efficiency than a 1940 nm pump. In CW regime, we measured more than 1 W of output power at both 2051 nm and 2090 nm signal wavelengths. In pulsed mode, we tested the amplifier over a broad range of pulse widths (50–500 ns) and pulse repetition frequencies (PRFs) (50–1500 kHz). The PM HDFA delivered up to 200 W of peak power and 10
$\mu$
J of pulse energy with an excellent stability, while integrated inside a compact module.
PDF Article
More Like This
Cited By
You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.
Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription