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Mid-IR pulse amplification to∼ millijoule energies in a single transverse mode using large core Er: ZBLAN fibers operating at 2.8 µm

Du et al., 2022

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3262482551132993332
Author
Du W
Bai Y
Cui Y
Chen M
Galvanauskas A
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Optics Express

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We demonstrate single transverse mode and high energy nanosecond pulse amplification at∼ 2.8-µm using large core Er: ZBLAN fibers. The highest energies achieved are 0.75 mJ from a 50 µm core, and 420µJ from a 30 µm core fibers respectively, seeded with 95 ns long …
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