@inproceedings{faaf93aee24c41da8c47a086c8ee06b9,
title = "High power pulsed sources based on fiber amplifiers",
abstract = "Cladding-pumped rare-earth-doped fiber laser technologies are currently among the best sources for high power applications. Theses extremely compact and robust sources appoint them as good candidate for aeronautical and space applications. The double-clad (DC) fiber converts the poor beamquality of high-power large-area pump diodes from the 1st cladding to laser light at another wavelength guided in an active single-mode core. High-power coherent MOPA (Master Oscillator Power Amplifier) sources (several 10W CW or several 100W in pulsed regime) will soon be achieved. Unfortunately it also brings nonlinear effects which quickly impairs output signal distortions. Stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) and optical parametric amplification (OPA) have been shown to be strong limitations. Based on amplifier modeling and experiments we discuss the performances of these sources.",
author = "Guillaume Canat and Yves Jaou{\"e}n and Mollier, \{Jean Claude\} and Bouzinac, \{Jean Pierre\} and Cariou, \{Jean Pierre\}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 SPIE.; 5th International Conference on Space Optics, ICSO 2004 ; Conference date: 30-03-2004 Through 02-04-2004",
year = "2017",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1117/12.2308025",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Errico Armandillo and Josiane Costeraste",
booktitle = "International Conference on Space Optics, ICSO 2004",
}