Product Code: PIC06_602

Air-Clad Fibre Lasers
Authors:
John Canning, OFTC; Sydney Australia
M. Aslund, Optical Fibre Technology Centre, University of Sydney; Eveleigh, Sydney Australia
S.D. Jackson, Optical Fibre Technology Centre, University of Sydney; Eveleigh, Sydney Australia
J.S. Warwick, Optical Fibre Technology Centre, University of Sydney; Eveleigh, Sydney Australia
K. Digweed, Optical Fibre Technology Centre, University of Sydney; Eveleigh, Sydney Australia
S. Huntington, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne; Australia
J.S. Holdsworth, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Newcastle; NSW Australia
Presented at PICALO 2006

Air-clad fibre lasers are an increasingly preferred alternative to polymer clad double clad lasers for high power laser operation. The overall thermal resistance and larger NA possible allow more efficient and higher power operations. The ability to incorporate all-fibre components is especially attractive. In this paper we review developments of these lasers at the Optical Fibre Technology Centre.